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Acts 24:10

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Ἀπεκρίθη τε plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
Παῦλος νεύσαντος αὐτῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός

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Meaning

* He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same

Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament.

Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English)
τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
ἡγεμόνος λέγειν, ἐκ πολλῶν ἐτῶν ὄνταplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί

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εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
σε κριτὴν τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
ἔθνει τούτῳplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὗτος / αὕτη /τοῦτο

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Meaning:

* These or this * This one, this person, this thing * They or he or she or it

Demonstrative pronoun.

οὗτος usually refers to something close to the speaker — “this” as opposed to ἐκεῖνος (John 9:161 John 5:111 Corinthians 15:501 John 4:9John 5:1Matthew 3:17John 7:26Luke 22:19
ἐπιστάμενος εὐθύμως τὰplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_big

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The definite article
περὶ ἐμαυτοῦ ἀπολογοῦμαι,
ESV
And when the governor had nodded to him to speak, Paul replied: “Knowing that for many years you have been a judge over this nation, I cheerfully make my defense.
NIV
When the governor motioned for him to speak, Paul replied: “I know that for a number of years you have been a judge over this nation; so I gladly make my defense.
NLT
The governor then motioned for Paul to speak. Paul said, “I know, sir, that you have been a judge of Jewish affairs for many years, so I gladly present my defense before you.
KJV
Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answered, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully answer for myself:

Acts 24:9 ← Acts 24:10 → Acts 24:11

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