Acts 24:22
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“And when Felix heard these things, having more perfect knowledge of that way, he deferred them, and said, When Lysias the chief captain shall come down, I will know the uttermost of your matter.”
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)
ὁδός
Way
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ὁδός
Not a way among many ways. The way. In the ancient world, hodos meant a road that had been walked and proven. Jesus is not giving directions — He is saying: I am the road itself. Walk in Me and you will arrive.
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ὅταν
When
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ὅταν
Whenever, when, as soon as. Ask and it will be given to you seek and you will find knock and the door will be opened whenever you knock. The invitation is always current.
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οὗτος
these things
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οὗτος
This, this one, this person. This is My Son whom I love. With Him I am well pleased. The words spoken over Jesus are spoken over you through your union with Him.
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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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διαγινώσκω
I will examine
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διαγινώσκω
to know thoroughly, i.e. ascertain exactly
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καταβαίνω
may have come down,
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καταβαίνω
to descend (literally or figuratively)
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ἔπω
having said;
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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Φῆλιξ
Felix
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Φῆλιξ
happy; Phelix (i.e. Felix), a Roman
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Λυσίας
Lysias
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Λυσίας
Lysias, a Roman
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