Acts 25:16
I told them that it is not the Roman custom to hand a man over before he has had an opportunity to face his accusers and defend himself against their charges.
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ASV
To whom I answered, that it is not the custom of the Romans to give up any man, before that the accused have the accusers face to face, and have had opportunity to make his defence concerning the matter laid against him.
KJV
To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is accused have the accusers face to face, and have licence to answer for himself concerning the crime laid against him.
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27 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| πρὸς | pros | to | G4314 → |
| οὓς | hous | whom | G3739 → |
| ἀπεκρίθην | apekrithēn | I answered | G611 → |
| ὅτι | hoti | that | G3754 → |
| οὐκ | ouk | not | G3756 → |
| ἔστιν | estin | it is | G1510 → |
| ἔθος | ethos | [the] custom | G1485 → |
| Ῥωμαίοις | Rhōmaiois | with Romans | G4514 → |
| χαρίζεσθαί | charizesthai | to give up | G5483 → |
| τινα | tina | any | G5100 → |
| ἄνθρωπον | anthrōpon | man | G444 → |
| πρὶν | prin | before | G4250 → |
| ἢ | ē | than | G2228 → |
| ὁ | ho | the [one] | G3588 → |
| κατηγορούμενος | katēgoroumenos | being accused | G2723 → |
| κατὰ | kata | to | G2596 → |
| πρόσωπον | prosōpon | face | G4383 → |
| ἔχοι | echoi | he would be [able] | G2192 → |
| τοὺς | tous | the | G3588 → |
| κατηγόρους, | katēgorous | accusers | G2725 → |
| τόπον | topon | [the] opportunity | G5117 → |
| τε | te | and | G5037 → |
| ἀπολογίας | apologias | of defense | G627 → |
| λάβοι | laboi | he would have | G2983 → |
| περὶ | peri | concerning | G4012 → |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 → |
| ἐγκλήματος. | egklēmatos | accusation. | G1462 → |
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