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Acts 24:2

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← Acts 24:1	Acts 24:2 (KJV)	Acts 24:3 →
And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and [with] a certain orator [named] Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.	And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse [him], saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence,	We accept [it] always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And^G1161 when he^G846 was called forth^G2564, Tertullus^G5061 began^G756 to accuse^G2723 him, saying^G3004, Seeing that by^G1223 thee^G4675 we enjoy^G5177 great^G4183 quietness^G1515, and^G2532 that very worthy deeds^G2735 are done^G1096 unto this^G5129 nation^G1484 by^G1223 thy^G4674 providence^G4307,

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Original Greek

κληθέντος δὲ αὐτοῦ, ἤρξατο κατηγορεῖν ὁ Τέρτυλλος λέγων, Πολλῆς εἰρήνης τυγχάνοντες διὰ σοῦ, καὶ κατορθωμάτων γινομένων τῷ ἔθνει τούτῳ διὰ τῆς σῆς προνοίας,

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
κληθέντος	klēthentos	G2564	V-APP-GSM	was called forth
δὲ	de	G1161	CONJ	And
αὐτοῦ,	autou	G846	P-GSM	when he
ἤρξατο	ērxato	G756	V-ADI-3S	began
κατηγορεῖν	katēgorein	G2723	V-PAN	to accuse
ὁ	ho	G3588	T-NSM	*
Τέρτυλλος	Tertullos	G5061	N-NSM	Tertullus
λέγων,	legōn	G3004	V-PAP-NSM	saying
Πολλῆς	Pollēs	G4183	A-GSF	great
εἰρήνης	eirēnēs	G1515	N-GSF	quietness
τυγχάνοντες	tunchanontes	G5177	V-PAP-NPM	we enjoy
διὰ	dia	G1223	PREP	Seeing that by
σοῦ,	sou	G4675	P-2GS	thee
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
κατορθωμάτων	katorthōmatōn	G2735	N-GPN	that very worthy deeds
γινομένων	ginomenōn	G1096	V-PNP-GPN	are done
τῷ	tō	G3588	T-DSN	*
ἔθνει	ethnei	G1484	N-DSN	nation
τούτῳ	toutō	G5129	D-DSN	unto this
διὰ	dia	G1223	PREP	by
τῆς	tēs	G3588	T-GSF	*
σῆς	sēs	G4674	S-2GSF	thy
προνοίας,	pronoias	G4307	N-GSF	providence

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G756 — ἄρχομαι (árchomai, ar'-khom-ahee): I begin — middle voice of ἄρχω (through the implication, of precedence); to commence (in order of time):--(rehearse from the) begin(-ning).
• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G1096 — γίνομαι (gínomai, ghin'-om-ahee): I come into being, am born — a prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e. (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.):--arise, be assembled, be(-come, -fall, -have self), be brought (to pass), (be) come (to pass), continue, be divided, draw, be ended, fall, be finished, follow, be found, be fulfilled, + God forbid, grow, happen, have, be kept, be made, be married, be ordained to be, partake, pass, be performed, be published, require, seem, be showed, X soon as it was, sound, be taken, be turned, use, wax, will, would, be wrought.
• G1161 — δέ (dé, deh): but, on the other hand, and — a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
• G1223 — διά (diá, dee-ah'): through, on account of — a primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional):--after, always, among, at, to avoid, because of (that), briefly, by, for (cause) … fore, from, in, by occasion of, of, by reason of, for sake, that, thereby, therefore, X though, through(-out), to, wherefore, with (-in). In composition it retains the same general importance.
• G1484 — ἔθνος (éthnos, eth'-nos): a race, people, the Gentiles — probably from ἔθω; a race (as of the same habit), i.e. a tribe; specially, a foreign (non-Jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan):--Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
• G1515 — εἰρήνη (eirḗnē, i-ray'-nay): peace, peace of mind — probably from a primary verb (to join); peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity:--one, peace, quietness, rest, + set at one again.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G2564 — καλέω (kaléō, kal-eh'-o): I call, invite, name — akin to the base of κελεύω; to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise):--bid, call (forth), (whose, whose sur-)name (was (called)).
• G2723 — κατηγορέω (katēgoréō, kat-ay-gor-eh'-o): I accuse, charge, prosecute — from κατήγορος; to be a plaintiff, i.e. to charge with some offence:--accuse, object.
• G2735 — κατόρθωμα (katórthōma, kat-or'-tho-mah): anything happily and successfully accomplished — from a compound of κατά and a derivative of ὀρθός (compare διόρθωσις); something made fully upright, i.e. (figuratively) rectification (specially, good public administration):--very worthy deed.
• G3004 — λέγω (légō, leg'-o): I say, speak — a primary verb; properly, to "lay" forth, i.e. (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas ἔπω and φημί generally refer to an individual expression or speech respectively; while ῥέω is properly to break silence merely, and λαλέω means an extended or random harangue)); by implication, to mean:--ask, bid, boast, call, describe, give out, name, put forth, say(-ing, on), shew, speak, tell, utter.
• G4183 — πολύς (polýs, pol-oos'): much, many, often — including the forms from the alternate ; (singular) much (in any respect) or (plural) many; neuter (singular) as adverbial, largely; neuter (plural) as adverb or noun often, mostly, largely:--abundant, + altogether, common, + far (passed, spent), (+ be of a) great (age, deal, -ly, while), long, many, much, oft(-en (-times)), plenteous, sore, straitly. Compare πλεῖστος, πλείων.
• G4307 — πρόνοια (prónoia, pron'-oy-ah): forethought, foresight — from προνοέω; forethought, i.e. provident care or supply:--providence, provision.
• G4674 — σός (sós, sos): yours, thy, thine — from σύ; thine:--thine (own), thy (friend).
• G4675 — σοῦ (soû, soo): genitive case of σύ; of thee, thy:--X home, thee, thine (own), thou, thy.
• G5061 — Τέρτυλλος (Tértyllos, ter'-tool-los): Tertullus — of uncertain derivation; Tertullus, a Roman:--Tertullus.
• G5129 — τούτῳ (toútōi, too'-to): dative case singular masculine or neuter of οὗτος; to (in, with or by) this (person or thing):--here(-by, -in), him, one, the same, there(-in), this.
• G5177 — τυγχάνω (tynchánō, toong-khan'-o): I obtain, I happen, perhaps — probably for an obsolete (for which the middle voice of another alternate (to make ready or bring to pass) is used in certain tenses; akin to the base of τίκτω through the idea of effecting; properly, to affect; or (specially), to hit or light upon (as a mark to be reached), i.e. (transitively) to attain or secure an object or end, or (intransitively) to happen (as if meeting with); but in the latter application only impersonal (with εἰ), i.e. perchance; or (present participle) as adjective, usual (as if commonly met with, with οὐ, extraordinary), neuter (as adverb) perhaps; or (with another verb) as adverb, by accident (as it were):--be, chance, enjoy, little, obtain, X refresh…self, + special. Compare τύπτω.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

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