King James Version

Acts 28:19

But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “to lay against” (κατηγορεῖν.) after anything here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “to lay against” (κατηγορῆσαι) after anything here.

ἀντιλεγόντωνantilegontōnspake againstἀντιλέγω (antilegō)verb, present active participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “spake against”, an ongoing or repeated actionG483I speak or say in opposition, contradict (oppose, resist).spake againstδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἸουδαίωνioudaiōnJewishἸουδαῖος (ioudaios)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “Jewish”, the of-formG2453Jewish.ἠναγκάσθηνēnankasthēnit, I was constrainedἀναγκάζω (anankazō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 1st person singular — “it, I was constrained”, a single actionG315I force, compel, constrain, urge.it, I was constrainedἐπικαλέσασθαιepikalesasthaito appealἐπικαλέω (epikaleō)verb, aorist middle infinitive — “to appeal”, a single actionG1941(a) I call (name) by a supplementary (additional, alternative) name, (b) mid: I call upon, appeal to, address.to appealΚαίσαραkaisaraunto CaesarΚαῖσαρ (kaisar)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “unto Caesar”, the object formG2541Caesar, a surname of the gens Iulia, which became practically synonymous with the Emperor for the time being; in the Gospels it always refers to Tiberias.unto Caesarοὐχouchnotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notὡςhōsthatὡςconjunction — “that”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.thatτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἔθνουςethnousnationἔθνος (ethnos)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “nation”, the of-formG1484a race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles.nationμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).ἔχωνechōnto haveἔχω (echō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to have”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2192I have, hold, possess.This verse uses “have”.τιtioneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “one”, the object formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.κατηγορεῖνkatēgoreinto ofκατηγορέω (katēgoreō)verb, present active infinitive — “to of”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2723I accuse, charge, prosecute.of

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κατηγορῆσαιkatēgorēsaito accuseκατηγορέω (katēgoreō)verb, present active infinitive — “to accuse”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2723I accuse, charge, prosecute.This verse uses “accuse”.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the Jews having spoken against [it], I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar — not as having anything to accuse my nation of;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Cæsar; not that I had aught whereof to accuse my nation.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the Jews having spoken against [it], I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar — not as having anything to accuse my nation of;

World English Bible

But when the Jews spoke against it, I was constrained to appeal to Caesar, not that I had anything about which to accuse my nation.

Darby Translation

But the Jews speaking against it, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, not as having anything to accuse my nation of.

Douay-Rheims

But the Jews contradicting it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had any thing to accuse my nation of.

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