Acts 23:15
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.”
περί
properly, through (all over), i.e. around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period)
οὖν
therefore
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οὖν
Therefore, then, accordingly. Therefore since we have been justified through faith we have peace with God. The therefore of Scripture always builds on something God has already done.
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μέλλω
being about
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μέλλω
to intend, i.e. be about to be, do, or suffer something (of persons or things, especially events; in the sense of purpose, duty, necessity, probability, possibility, or hesitation)
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ἐγγίζω
drawing near
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ἐγγίζω
To draw near, to approach, to come close. Eggizo. The kingdom of heaven has come near. God draws near to those who draw near to Him. The distance closes from both sides.
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ὅπως
so that
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ὅπως
what(-ever) how, i.e. in the manner that (as adverb or conjunction of coincidence, intentional or actual)
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νῦν
Now
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νῦν
"now" (as adverb of date, a transition or emphasis); also as noun or adjective present or immediate
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συνέδριον
Council,
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συνέδριον
a joint session, i.e. (specially), the Jewish Sanhedrin; by analogy, a subordinate tribunal
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χιλίαρχος
commander
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χιλίαρχος
the commander of a thousand soldiers ("chiliarch"; i.e. colonel
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ἐμφανίζω
do make a report
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ἐμφανίζω
to exhibit (in person) or disclose (by words)
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διαγινώσκω
to examine
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διαγινώσκω
to know thoroughly, i.e. ascertain exactly
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κατάγω
he may bring down
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κατάγω
to lead down; specially, to moor a vessel
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εἰμί
we are
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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ἕτοιμος
ready
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ἕτοιμος
adjusted, i.e. ready
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