Acts 24:3 — Word Study
N1904πάντῃ τε καὶ πανταχοῦ ἀποδεχόμεθα, κράτιστε Φῆλιξ, μετὰ πάσης εὐχαριστίας.
BSAin every waypantē△ [always, entirely] bothte andkai everywherepantachou [in all places, throughout the land] we gladly accept [it],apodechomai▸ [receive, welcome] most excellentkratistos [noble, of high rank] Felix,Phēlix withmeta allpas [every kind of] thankfulness.eucharistia [thankfulness, appreciation]
| Greek | English | Parsing |
|---|---|---|
| πάντῃ | in every way | Adverb |
| τε | both | Particle |
| καὶ | and | Conjunction |
| πανταχοῦ | everywhere | Adverb |
| ἀποδεχόμεθα, | we gladly accept [it], | Verb, present, no voice stated |
| κράτιστε | most excellent | Adjective, vocative, singular |
| Φῆλιξ, | Felix, | Noun, vocative, singular |
| μετὰ | with | Preposition |
| πάσης | all | Adjective, genitive, singular |
| εὐχαριστίας. | thankfulness. | Noun, genitive, singular |
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| BSB | In every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, we acknowledge this with all gratitude. |
| KJV | We accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness. |
| ASV | we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness. |
| YLT | always, also, and everywhere we receive it, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness; |
| WEB | we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness. |
| BBE | In all things and in all places we are conscious of our great debt to you, most noble Felix. |
Where they part company is in the rendering of εὐχαριστίας — see How Translations Differ.
The sentence is structured as a single main clause, emphasizing Tertullus's acknowledgment and gratitude.
7 commentators on this verse
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clause
verbἀποδέχομαι
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Deep Study — Acts 24:3
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Context — Paul's Trial Before Felixgenerated
Acts 24:3 shows Tertullus addressing Felix, acknowledging the peace and improvements brought by his governance. This introduction sets a tone of respect before the prosecution begins, highlighting the strategic approach of Tertullus in his legal argument. It reflects the formal setting of a Roman trial where decorum and respect for authority were paramount.
Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acts 23:26 | Claudius Lysias, To His Excellency, Governor Felix: Greetings. |
| 2 | Acts 26:25 | But Paul answered, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety. |
| 3 | Luke 1:3 | Therefore, having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, |
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — 3 references, hung on the phrase they belong to
The Key Word — εὐχαριστία, eucharistiagenerated
The Greek word εὐχαριστία (eucharistia) means thankfulness or gratitude. It is derived from the root meaning 'to give thanks' and emphasizes the act of expressing appreciation, especially in a religious context. In this verse, it underscores the importance of acknowledging Felix's contributions even while presenting accusations.
This noun is in the genitive case, indicating possession or relation, here referring to the type of gratitude being expressed. The use of εὐχαριστία highlights the formal and respectful tone of Tertullus's speech.
How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated
The BSB states, 'we acknowledge this with all gratitude,' which is echoed in the ASV and WEB. The KJV uses 'with all thankfulness,' maintaining a similar meaning but with a different word choice.
Where they differ is in the rendering of εὐχαριστίας: the KJV opts for 'thankfulness' while the others use 'gratitude.' This reflects a slight variation in nuance but retains the overall sentiment of appreciation.
Sentence Structuregenerated
The main clause is governed by the verb ἀποδεχόμεθα, we accept, which is supported by a noun phrase for the subject and several adverbial phrases that describe how and where this acceptance occurs. The structure reveals a formal acknowledgment before the subsequent accusations.
The sentence includes multiple clauses and phrases that elaborate on the subject's actions and the context, illustrating the complexity of Tertullus's address. It shows how the elements of respect and gratitude are woven into the accusation.
Septuagint Backgroundgenerated
In Acts 24:3, the word μετὰ (meta), meaning "with," is used to express gratitude towards Felix. This word appears in the Septuagint 930 times and often translates the Hebrew word עִם (im), which also means "with."
The choice of μετὰ in this context emphasizes a sense of partnership or association in acknowledging Felix's role, reflecting a common theme in the LXX of expressing relationships through the use of this preposition.
In plain words — the whole versegenerated
Acts 24:3 describes Tertullus, a lawyer, speaking to Felix, a Roman governor. He begins by praising Felix for the peace he has brought and acknowledges this with gratitude, setting a respectful tone before he presents his case against Paul.
Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated
Tertullus expresses gratitude to Felix to establish a respectful tone and to curry favor before presenting accusations against Paul, highlighting Felix's contributions to peace.
The title 'most excellent' is a formal address used to show respect for Felix's position as a Roman governor, indicating Tertullus's awareness of the social hierarchy.
This verse reflects the nature of Roman trials where decorum and respect for authority were crucial, as seen in Tertullus's strategic use of praise before accusations.
The use of 'thankfulness' indicates that Tertullus is trying to create a positive atmosphere, showing that he values Felix's governance while making his case.
Reflection Questionsgenerated
- How can I express gratitude in my own life, even when facing difficult situations?
- What are some ways to show respect to those in authority in my community?
- How can I prepare to speak about challenging topics while maintaining a respectful tone?
- In what ways can gratitude influence my relationships with others?
The early church on this verse — how the Fathers read it
John Chrysostom comments on Tertullus's approach to Felix, noting the strategic use of praise before accusations.
See how [Tertullus] approaches the judge with praises from the start and wants to hand Paul over as a revolutionary and a rebel. Then, notice how he hastens as if he has many things to say.
Chrysostom highlights Tertullus's tactic of using flattery to gain favor with Felix before making his case against Paul.
Early Church Fathers on Acts 24 →Commentators on this verse — 7 expositors, verse by verse
Each of these wrote on Acts 24:3 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.
John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleWe accept it always, and in all places,.... The sense is, that the Jews observed with pleasure the provident care the governor took of their nation, and at all times spoke well of him; and wherever
Read John Gill on Acts 24 →Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's CommentaryWe accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness. We accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.
Read Robert Jamieson on Acts 24 →Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy BibleWe accept it; we commend and admire it. It is most certain, that inferiors enjoy many benefits by the means of their governors, who bear the burden for the people, watching and caring for them; and that a bad government is better than none; and therefore not only Tertullus, (who may well be thought to speak out of flattery), but St. Paul himself, , speaks with great respect unto Felix.
Read Matthew Poole on Acts 24 →John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments3 We accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness. Ver. 3. We accept it always] So they say, the sooner to ingratiate; when in truth they worthily hated Felix for his oppression and cruelty. Nota hypocrisin cum assentatione, saith Beza. "In his estate shall stand up a vile person," Daniel 11:21, that is, Antiochus Epiphanes. And yet Josephus reports that the Samaritans writing to him, because he tormented the Jews, to excuse themselves that they were no Jews, styled him, by flattery, Antiochus the mighty God. Romani, propter omnia quae a Nerone fiebant etiam scelera, quasi gratias agentes, sacra faciebant: such was their baseness, and such were these Jews.
Read John Trapp on Acts 24 →AdamClarkeAdam Clarke's Commentary on the BibleVerse 3. We accept it always, and in all places] We have at all times a grateful sense of thy beneficent administration, and we talk of it in all places, not only before thy face, but behind thy back.
Read AdamClarke on Acts 24 →CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges3. we accept it always [Better, in all ways] and in all places] The word rendered “in all ways” is only found here in N. T. and does not mean “always.” Some would join “in all ways and in all places” with the former part of the sentence thus: “evils are corrected for this nation in all ways and in all places.” “We accept it” means “we acknowledge and are glad of it.”most noble [R. V. excellent] Felix] The adjective is the same title which was given to Felix in the letter from Claudius Lysias, and which is afterwards given to Festus by St Paul (Acts 26:25).
Read Cambridge on Acts 24 →Albert Barnes1798–1870Barnes' Notes on the BibleWe accept it always - We admit that it is owing to your vigilance, and we accept your interposition to promote peace with gratitude.
Read Albert Barnes on Acts 24 →The verse in English, compared — 16 translations, and where they part company
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Modern formal
In every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, we acknowledge this with all gratitude.
we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
In every way and everywhere, most excellent Felix, we acknowledge this with all gratitude.
Most excellent Felix, we acknowledge this everywhere and in every way with all gratitude.
Tyndale line
We accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.
we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
We accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.
We acknowledge it wholy, and in all places most noble Felix, with all thankes,
Strictly literal
we receive [it] always and everywhere, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.
always, also, and everywhere we receive it, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness;
always, also, and everywhere we receive it, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness;
so with all thankfulness we welcome everything that you do, most excellent Felix.
From the Latin
We accept it always and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thanksgiving.
Simplified
All of us throughout the country are so very grateful to you for this.
In all things and in all places we are conscious of our great debt to you, most noble Felix.
Word by word, the decisions they made
Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.
The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the Nestle 1904 treebank
This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.
Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.
The earliest translations — Latin and Syriac
Every translation is an argument about meaning made by someone who had to commit to one. These two were made while the Greek was still a living language, and they are the oldest opinions we have about what this verse says.
semper et ubique suscipimus, optime Felix, cum omni gratiarum actione.
Jerome revised the Old Latin against the Greek from AD 382; the Latin west read this text for a thousand years.
ܘܟܠܢ ܒܟܠ ܕܘܟ ܡܩܒܠܝܢܢ ܛܝܒܘܬܟ ܢܨܝܚܐ ܦܝܠܟܣ
The Bible of the Syriac-speaking church, in the language nearest to the Aramaic Jesus spoke.
Shown verse by verse rather than word by word: aligning a Greek word to its Latin or Syriac counterpart automatically would be guesswork, and a wrong alignment is worse than none.
The Greek editions compared — what the manuscripts actually say
Eight printed editions of the Greek New Testament, side by side. Where they agree the wording is settled; where a word is missing from an edition it is marked, so you can see the difference rather than take it on trust.
πάντῃ τε καὶ πανταχοῦ ἀποδεχόμεθα, κράτιστε Φῆλιξ, μετὰ πάσης εὐχαριστίας.
The standard critical text of the New Testament.
πάντῃ τε καὶ πανταχοῦ ἀποδεχόμεθα, κράτιστε Φῆλιξ, μετὰ πάσης εὐχαριστίας.
The previous edition, still widely cited.
πάντῃ τε καὶ πανταχοῦ ἀποδεχόμεθα, κράτιστε Φῆλιξ, μετὰ πάσης εὐχαριστίας.
The Society of Biblical Literature edition, freely licensed.
πάντῃ τε καὶ πανταχοῦ ἀποδεχόμεθα, κράτιστε Φῆλιξ, μετὰ πάσης εὐχαριστίας.
The edition that turned scholarship toward the earliest manuscripts.
πάντῃ τε καὶ πανταχοῦ ἀποδεχόμεθα, κράτιστε Φῆλιξ, μετὰ πάσης εὐχαριστίας.
An independent critical text built from the oldest witnesses then known.
πάντῃ τε καὶ πανταχοῦ ἀποδεχόμεθα, κράτιστε Φῆλιξ, μετὰ πάσης εὐχαριστίας.
A recent critical edition following documentary evidence closely.
πάντῃ τε καὶ πανταχοῦ ἀποδεχόμεθα, κράτιστε Φῆλιξ, μετὰ πάσης εὐχαριστίας.
The reading of the majority of surviving manuscripts.
πάντῃ τε καὶ πανταχοῦ ἀποδεχόμεθα, κράτιστε Φῆλιξ, μετὰ πάσης εὐχαριστίας.
The printed tradition behind the King James Version.
A witness that read differently would show its variant word here, marked.
Word by word, across the editions
Every edition agrees. All 8 printed editions — Nestle-Aland 28, Nestle-Aland 27, SBLGNT, Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Tyndale House 2017, Textus Receptus (KJV), Byzantine majority — carry every word of this verse, in the same order, with no difference that any translator would render differently.
The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with
This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Greek New Testament — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.
Lexicons — every word in Acts 24:3
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The Greek word πάντῃ (pantē) is an adverb meaning 'in every way' or 'wholly.' It is derived from the root for 'all' (πᾶς) and is used in the New Testament, notably in Acts 24:3. The lexicons indicate it can imply completeness or totality in various contexts, but there is a note of preference for its spelling in some sources.
** πάντῃ (Rec. -τη),
adv.
(< πᾶς),
[in LXX: Si 50:22, III Mac 4:1*;]
every way, entirely: Ac 24:3.†
πάντῃ. This NT ἅπ. εἰρ. (Ac 245) is seen in P Eleph τ᾽" (B.c. 311-10) (= Selections, p. 4) with reference to a con'ract valid πάντηι πάντως, ‘under all circumstances.” Cf. P Fay 1133 (A.D. 100) πάντη πάντοί -εωὶς πέμσις Πίνδαρον, “be very sure to send Pindarus” (Edd.), τό. 1307 (ili/A.D.) προνοῶ τοῦ x[a]Akod πάϊντη πάντως καθὼς ἐταξάμηϊν, | ‘*T am by all means looking after the copper, as I are ranged” (Edd.). In the NT occurrences of the word Moulton prefers to read πάντη without t subscript : see Gr. ii. p. 84. An interesting ex. of the word combined with πολλάκις occurs in a iii/A.D. inscr. from Termessos BCH xxiii. (1899), p. 189 (as restored by Ramsay, C7f/es, p. 442) Aip. Μω[ζυσ]ῆς Kaprov, ὁ πάντη πολλάκις γενόμενος καὶ τὸν κόσμον πολλάκις ἱστορήσας, νῦν δὲ κεῖμαι μηκέτι μηδὲν εἰδώς: ταῦτα [δ]ὲ [μ]6[ν]ο[ ν] “εὐψύχει, οὐδεὶς ἀθάνατος," “1 Aurelius Mofs]es, son of Karpus, having…
Read the full entry →πάντῃ (pantē) — always.
πάντῃ
(σὺν τῷ ῑ [Refs 4th c.BC+], Doric dialect παντᾷ [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—also παντεῖ, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; Aeolic dialect πάντᾳ [Refs 7th c.BC+]: adverb:—every way, on every side, frequently followed by a preposition, π. ἀνὰ στρατόν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἱρὸν δύο σταδίων π. on every side, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. in every way, altogether, π. συγγίνεσθαι ἀήθεα [NT+5th c.BC+]; οὐ π. not quite, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
πάντῃ
pante
adverb (of manner) from 3956; wholly:--always.
see GREEK for 3956
πάντῃ
Adv
in every way
πάντῃ pantē 1x
everywhere; in every way, in every instance, Acts 24:3*
Adv — Adverbadverb — it qualifies the verb, and never changes form.
ADV ADVerb or adverb and particle combined
wa ('orach, orcha', 'erets, bo', derekh, halikhah, ma`galah, nathibh; hodos, parodos, poreia, tropos; "highway," mecillah, meclul; diexodoi ton hodon): The list just cited contains only a portion of the words translated "way" or "highway" in the King James Version. Most of them have the primary meaning of "road," "customary path," "course of travel" (Ge 3:24; Ex 23:20; Nu 20:17, etc.). By a very easy and natural figure "way" is applied to the course of human conduct, the manner of life which one lives (Ex 18:20; 32:8; Nu 22:32; 1Sa 8:3;
1 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 1 different way. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
στερεοῦ δὲ καὶ σώματος ἔννοια τίς ἑτέρα πλὴν τὸ πάντῃ διεστηκός;
λογίζεσθαι δʼ ὡς, εἰ καὶ πολέμου ῥοπὰς βραβεύει τὸ θεῖον, πλέον ἐστὶ τῆς στρατείας τὸ ἄδικον, διὸ καὶ τὴν νίκην μὴ πάντῃ προσδοκᾶν μέλλοντα πολεμεῖν βασιλεῖ καὶ συντρόφῳ, καὶ πολλὰ μὲν εὐεργετήσαντι, μηδὲν δὲ χαλεπὸν αὐτὸν εἰργασμένῳ, περὶ δὲ ὧν…
τῆς πράξεως οὔσης τῶι Ἁρπάλωι ἐκ τε τοῦ ὁμολογοῦντος καὶ ἐκ τῶν ὑπαρχόντων αὐτῶι πάντῃ πάντων καθάπερ ἐκ δίκης. ὑπογραφεῖς ἴδιοι. Demotic Ἅρπαλος Σατύρου γέγονε εἴς με ἡ ὁμολογία
r Ἀπολλῶς Ὡρίωνι τῶι φιλτάτωι χαίρειν πάντῃ πάντως λαβὼν τὸ ἐπιστόλιον εὐθέως κάτελθε ποτίσων τὸ κληρίον πρὶν ἢ τὸ ὕδωρ σταθῇ
ἁλοπωλῶν λαβεῖν· ἐπεὶ οὐδὲ εἷς αὐτῶν εἰσέρχεται εἰς τὸ ἁλὸς καὶ οἱ φόροι μειοῦνται, πάντῃ μὲν πάντως τῇ ε παραγείνομαι πρὸς σὲ εἰς Ταλεὶ ἢ εἰς Τεβτῦνιν
The Greek word τέ (te) is an enclitic copulative particle that functions similarly to the Latin '-que' and is used to denote a closer connection than the more general καί (kai). It appears primarily in the New Testament, especially in the book of Acts, and can mean 'and,' 'both,' or 'also.' Notably, it is used in verses like Matthew 28:12 and Acts 2:33.
τέ, enclitic copulative particle (= Lat. -que as καί = et, ac, atque), not very freq. in NT, more than two-thirds of the occurrences being in Ac.
τέ solitarium, and, denoting a closer affinity than καί between words and sentences which it connects (Bl., §77, 8): Mt 28:12, Jo 4:42, Ac 2:33, 37, 40 10:22 11:21, al.
Denoting a closer connection than simple καί, τὲ . . . καί, τὲ καί, τὲ . . . τέ (Ac 26:16 Ro 14:8), as well . . . as also, both . . . and: Lk 12:45, Ac 1:1 15:9 21:30, al.; τὲ . . . δέ, and . . . and, Read the full entry →
τέ, (as δέ comes fr. δή, μέν fr. μήν, so τέ fr. the adv. TH, prop. as; [al. ally it with καί, ef. Curtius $§ 27, 647; Vaniéek p. 95; Fick Pt. i. 32; Donaldson, New Crat. § 195]), a copulative enclitie particle (on the use of which ef. Hermann ad Vig. p. 833; Klotz ad Devar. II. 2 p. 739 sqq.); in the N. T. it occurs most frequently in the Acts, then in the Ep. to the Heb., somewhat rarely in the other bks. (in Mt. three or four times, in Mk. once, viz. xv. 36 RG; in John’s Gospel three times; nowhere in the Epp. to the Gal., Thess., or Col., nor in the Epistles of John and Peter; twice in text. Rec. of Rev., viz. i. 2; xxi. 12); and, Lat. que, differing from the particle καί in that the latter is conjunctive, τέ adjunctive [W. § 53, 2; ace. to Baéumlein (Griech. Partikeln, p. 145), καί introduces something new under the same aspect yet as an external addition, whereas τέ marks it as…
Read the full entry →τε (te) — and/both.
τε,
enclitic Particle, with two main uses (see. infr. A, B).
__A as a Conjunction,
__A.I τε.. τε, both.. and, joining single words, phrases, clauses, or sentences, the first τε merely pointing forward to the second, ἀνδρῶν τε θεῶν τε [Refs 8th c.BC+]; the elements joined by τε.. τε are usually short in [Refs 8th c.BC+], longer in later Gr., e.g. ἐπειδὴ πρόξενοί τέ εἰσιν Ἀθηναίων καὶ εὐεργέται.., ἔν τε τῇ στήλῃ γέγραπται [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χρὴ.. τούς τε πρεσβυτέρους ὁμοιωθῆναι τοῖς πρὶν ἔργοις, τούς τε νεωτέρους.. μὴ αἰσχῦναι κτλ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τά τε γὰρ ληφθέντα πάντ᾽ ἂν σῴζοιτο οἵ τ᾽ ἀδικήσαντες κατ᾽ ἀξίαν λάβοιεν τὰ ἐπιτίμια Aen.[Refs 3rd c.BC+]; κλείειν τε τὰ βλέφαρα δεομένων ἐλπιζόντων τε κοιμηθήσεσθαι [Refs 2nd c.AD+], compare 495,501; this use is common at all times in οὔτε.. οὔτε, μήτε.. μήτε, εἴτε.. εἴτε (which see); τε may be used three or more times…
τέ
te
a primary particle (enclitic) of connection or addition; both or also
(properly, as correlation of 2532):--also, and, both, even, then,
whether. Often used in composition, usually as the latter participle.
see GREEK for 2532
τέ
Disj.prt.
and, both
τε te 215x
enclitic, can function as a conj., serving either as a lightly-appending link, Acts 1:15; and, Acts 2:3; or as an inclusive prefix, Lk. 12:45; both, Lk. 24:20; Acts 26:16
Particle — Particleparticle — a small word colouring the clause; it does not decline.
PRT PaRTicle, disjunctive particle
227 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 9 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 209 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.
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Every reference is on the Strong's page.
καί (kai) is a conjunction meaning 'and,' used to connect words, phrases, and clauses. It serves various functions, including copulative and adjunctive uses, and can express cumulative ideas like 'also' or 'even.' The New Testament frequently employs it to link terms and sentences, as seen in verses like Matthew 2:18 and John 10:3. Abbott-Smith notes its use in both simple and complex structures, while Thayer emphasizes its role as the most common particle in the New Testament.
καί, a conj., and; the most freq. by far of all the particles in the N. T. [On its uses see W. § 53, 3sqq.; B. 361 (310) sqq., and ef. Ellicott on Phil. iv. 12; on the difference between it and τέ see 8. v. τέ ad init. ] I. It serves as a copulative i.e. to connect (Lat. et, atque, Germ. und) ; 1. it connects single words or terms: a. univ., as of Φαρισαῖοι καὶ Σαδδουκαῖοι, Mt. xvi. 1; ὁ θεὸς καὶ πατήρ, he who is God and Father (see θεός, 3); ἐν καρδίᾳ καλῇ καὶ ἀγαθῇ, Lk. viii. 15; πολυμερῶς καὶ πολυτρόπως, ΗΘ}. 1. 1; it is repeated before single terms, to each of which its own force and weight is thus given: ἡ υἱοθεσία καὶ ἡ δόξα καὶ ai διαθῆκαι καὶ ἡ νομοθεσία καὶ ἡ λατρεία καὶ αἱ ἐπαγγελίαι, Ro. ix. 4 ; ἁγία καὶ δικαία καὶ ἀγαθή, Ro. vii. 12; add, Mt. xxiii. 23; Lk. xiv. 21; Jn. xvi. 8; Acts xv. 20, 29; xxi. 25; Heb. ix. 10; Rey. v. 12; xviii. 12 sq.; ef. W. 519 sq. (484). b. it…
Read the full entry →και. In LAE p. 129 ff. Deissmann discusses the thoroughly popular character of the Johannine style with its short paratactic sentences, introduced by kal. . . καί. To illustrate this, he cites amongst other exx. a Dream from the Serapeum, P Par 51 (B.C. 160) (= Selections, p. 18 ff. : see especially the amended readings in Archiv vi. p. 204), which runs—** ὦμ[ην] βατί -- δ)ίζειν pe [ἀπ]ὸ λειβὸς ἕως ἀ[ πηλι]ώτου, καὶ ἀναπίπτομαι ἐπ᾿ ἄχυρον" καὶ [ἄν]θρωπ[ος9] ἀπὸ λιβός μου, ἐχόμενός μου’ ἀναπίπτει καὶ αὐτός, καὶ ὥσπερ κεκλειμμ[évot] μου ἦσαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοί μου, καὶ ἐξαί[φνης] ἀνύγω τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς pov, καὶ ὁρῶ kTA., “ I dreamed that I was going from West to East, and I lie down upon chaff. And there | αὐτὸ (deleted in the original) Σεμφθεῖ. | ἐκ καινῆς ἐν Σομολ(ῶ)…
Read the full entry →καί (kai) — and.
καί,
conjunction, copulative, joining words and sentences,
__A and; also adverb, even, also, just, frequently expressing emphatic assertion or assent, corresponding as positive to the negative οὐ (μή) or οὐδέ (μηδέ). copulative, and,
__A.I joining words or sentences to those preceding, ἦ, καὶ κυανέῃσιν ἐπ᾽ ὀφρύσινεῦσε Κρονίων [Refs 8th c.BC+]: repeated with two or more Nouns, αἱ δὲ ἔλαφοι κ. δορκάδες κ. οἱ ἄγριοι οἶες κ. οἱ ὄνοι οἱ ἄγριοι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; joining only the last pair, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὁ ὄχλος πλείων κ. πλείων ἐπέρρει more and more, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; to add epithets after πολύς, πολλὰ κ. ἐσθλά [Refs 8th c.BC+]
καί
kai
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.
καί
Cj.
and, even, also, namely
καί kai 9x
(1) and, Mt. 2:2, 3, 11; 4:22; (2) καί ... καί, both ... and; (3) as a cumulative particle, also, too, Mt. 5:39; Jn. 8:19; 1 Cor. 11:6; (4) emphatic, even, also, Mt. 10:30; 1 Cor. 2:10; in NT adversative, but, Mt. 11:19; also introductory of the apodosis of a sentence, Gal. 3:28; Jas. 2:4
Conj — Conjunctionconjunction — it joins clauses, and never changes form.
CONJ CONJunction or conjunctive particle
9,477 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 42 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
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Τῶν ἄλλων νομοθετῶν οἱ μὲν ἀκαλλώπιστα καὶ γυμνὰ τὰ νομισθέντα παρ’ αὐτοῖς εἶναι δίκαια διετάξαντο, οἱ δὲ πολὺν ὄγκον τοῖς νοήμασι προσπεριβαλόντες ἐξετύφωσαν τὰ πλήθη μυθικοῖς πλάσμασι τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἐπικρύψαντες.
ἡ τοῦ κόσμου σύστασις καὶ διάταξις τῶν στοιχείων.
Χαίρετε, υἱοὶ καὶ θυγατέρες, ἐν ὀνόματι κυρίου τοῦ ἀγαπήσαντος ἡμᾶς, ἐν εἰρήνῃ.
r βασιλεύοντος Πτολεμαίου τοῦ ἐπικαλουμένου Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ Βερενίκης τῆς ἀδελφῆς θεῶν Φιλομητόρων ἔτους ιε, ἐφʼ ἱερέων καὶ ἱερειῶν καὶ κανηφόρου τῶν
1 ἔτους ιζ Θῶυθ κη ἀπέδοτο Πετεσοῦχος Φίβιος καὶ οἱ ἀδελφοὶ τὸ ὕπαρχον αὐτοῖς ἥμισυ περιστερῶνος τοῦ ὄντος ἐν τῶι ἀπὸ βορρᾶ μέρει
βασιλευόντων Πτολεμαίου τοῦ ἐπικαλουμένου Ἀλεξάνδρου καὶ Βερενίκης τῆς ἀδελφῆς θεῶν φιλομητόρων ἔτους ιϛ, ἐφʼ ἱερέων καὶ ἱερειῶν καὶ κανηφόρου τῶν
The Greek word πανταχοῦ (*pantachou*) is an adverb meaning 'everywhere' or 'in all places.' It appears in various New Testament verses, including Mark 16:20 and Luke 9:6. The word is derived from a presumed form related to the word for 'all' and covers the idea of universality in location. Moulton & Milligan also reference its use in ancient texts.
πανταχοῦ, ““everywhere ”: PSI IV. 3825 (B.c. 248-7) ξύλα ἐζητήκαμεν πανταχοῦ, BGU IV. 1125!" (B.c. 13) κύρια] τὰ διωμολογημένα πανταχοῦ, and 76. III. 942° (A.p. 240) κυρία ἡ ἐπὶ λόγου ἀποχὴ πανταχοῦ ἐπιφερομένη ὡς ἐν δημοσίῳ κατακεχωρισμένη.
πανταχοῦ (pantachou) — everywhere.
παντᾰχοῦ,
adverb everywhere, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: later with Verbs of Motion, ἐξῆλθε ἡ ἀκοὴ αὐτοῦ π. [NT] should be restored, as [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. altogether, absolutely, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐ π. ᾔσθησαι not at all, [Refs]
πανταχοῦ πανταχῇ
pantachou
genitive case (as adverb of place) of a presumed derivative of 3956;
universally:--in all places, everywhere.
see GREEK for 3956
πανταχοῦ
Adv
everywhere
πανταχοῦ πᾶς everywhere, Lat. ubique, ubivis, Hdt., attic:—c. gen., π. τῆς γῆς Plat.
altogether, always, absolutely, id. Plat.
Adv — Adverbadverb — it qualifies the verb, and never changes form.
ADV ADVerb or adverb and particle combined
7 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 1 different way. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
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πλὴν οὐ πανταχοῦ πάντα διεπλάττετο, καὶ μήποτ’ εἰκότως·
Σκίδνανται δὴ τὸ λοιπὸν ἐντεῦθεν ὑπὸ τῆς ἀλλογλωσσίας τὰς ἀποικίας ποιησάμενοι πανταχοῦ, καὶ γῆν ἕκαστοι κατελάμβανον τὴν ἐντυχοῦσαν καὶ εἰς ἣν αὐτοὺς ἦγεν ὁ θεός, ὡς πληρωθῆναι πᾶσαν αὐτῶν ἤπειρον μεσόγεών τε καὶ παράλιον·
οὐ πανταχοῦ, ἀδελφοί, προσφέρονται θυσίαι ἐνδελεχισμοῦ ἢ εὐχῶν ἢ περὶ ἁμαρτίας καὶ πλημμελείας, ἀλλ̓ ἢ ἐν Ἱερουσαλὴμ μόνῃ: κἀκεῖ δὲ οὐκ ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ προσφέρεται, ἀλλ̓ ἔμπροσθεν τοῦ ναοῦ πρὸς τὸ θυσιαστήριον, μωμοσκοπηθὲν τὸ προσφερόμενον διὰ τοῦ…
καὶ ποιοῦσαν τὰ ἐπιτασσόμενα πάντα οὐ γινομένην ἀπόκοιτον οὐδʼ ἀφήμερον ἀλλὰ καὶ συνακoλουθοῦσαν αὐτῷ πανταχῆ κατὰ τὸν νομὸν τρεφομένην καὶ ἱματιζομένην ὑπὸ τοῦ Θέωνος. ἑκάστης δὲ ἡμέρας ἧς ἐὰν
ὑπογραφεὺς … ς βεβαιούτω αὐτῷ ὁ Κάστωρ ως … δημοσίῳ ἡ συγγραφὴ κυρία ἔστω πανταχῇ ἐπιφερομένη. Μένων Καλιστράτου Πέρσης τῆς ἐπιγονῆς μεμίσθωμαι παρὰ Κάστορος Καλλιστράτου τὸν ὑπάρχοντα αὐτῷ περὶ
διὰ γραφείου Τεπτύνεως συνγραφοδιαθήκη … … ω περιέχει … ἡ χεὶρ ἥδε κυρία ἔστω πανταχῇ ἐπιφερομένη ὡς ἐν δημοσίῳ κατακεχωρισμένη. Ἡρακλείδης ἔγραψα καὶ ὑπὲρ τῆς γυναικός μου μὴ εἰδυίας
ἀποδέχομαι is a Greek verb meaning to receive or accept, often with a sense of welcoming or approving. It is built from the prefix ἀπο- and a root meaning to take. The New Testament uses it in contexts such as receiving people or accepting teachings, notably in Luke and Acts. The lexicons do not show significant disagreement.
ἀποδέχομαι. P Oxy VI. 939 10 fF (iv/A.D.), a letter from a Christian dependent to his master regarding the illness of his mistress, has the following: συνγνώμην δέ, κύριέ pov, σχοίης μοι [καὶ εὔνους] ἀποδέξει με εἰ καὶ ἐς τηλικαύτην σε [ἀγωνία]ν ἄκων ἐνέβαλον γράψας περὶ αὐτῆς ὅσα [ἐκομίσω], ‘* please pardon me, my lord, and receive me kindly, though I unwillingly caused you so much anxiety by writing to you the messages which you received” (Edd.). Syé/ 6935 (iii/B.c.) ἐμφανίζειν δὲ αὐτοῖς ὅτι kal viv πρῶτοι τὸν ayava ταῖς Μούσαις στεφα[νήτην ἀποδέχοντί[αι... ., 7. 790% (i/B.C.) ἁγνεύοντες καὶ νήφοντες καὶ ἀποδεχόμενοι τὰ πινάκια παρὰ τῶν μαντευομένων. ΟΟ 15 6921 (Egypt) οὐκ ἀπεδεξάμην σε τί(ῆς) ἐΐν λόγοις] τριβῆς [ἕνεκεν]. Vettius Valens p. 250% τινὲς μὲν εὐχερεῖς καὶ ἐπακτικοὶ τῆς ἀληθείας ἀποδέχονται, which Kroll renders ‘‘laudantur,” comparing p. 3261 ὅθεν ἀποδεκτέος ὁ τοιοῦτος.…
Read the full entry →ἀποδέχομαι (apodechomai) — to receive.
ἀποδέχομαι,
Ionic dialect ἀποδέκομαι, future -δέξομαι: aorist -εδεξάμην: perfect -δέδεγμαι (for possible passive usages of this tense see at {ἀποδείκνυμι} [Refs 4th c.BC+]: —accept, καὶ οὐκ ἀπεδέξατ᾽ ἄποινα[Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀ. γνώμην παρά τινος accept advice from him, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. accept as a teacher, follow, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
3. admit to one's presence, τοὺς πρεσβευτάς[Refs 2nd c.BC+]
4. mostly of admitting into the mind,
4. a receive favourably, approve, ἀπολογίαν[Refs 5th c.BC+]; κατηγορίας, διαβολάς, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τοῖσι μὴ ἀποδεκομένοισι, with accusative infinitive, those who do not accept the story that.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]participle added, ἀ. τινὸς λέγοντος receive or accept a statement from him, i.e.…
ἀποδέχομαι
apodechomai
from 575 and 1209; to take fully, i.e. welcome (persons), approve
(things):--accept, receive (gladly).
see GREEK for 575
see GREEK for 1209
ἀποδέχομαι
v.
I receive, welcome, entertain
ἀποδέχομαι apodechomai 7x
to receive kindly or heartily, welcome, Lk. 8:40; 9:11; Acts 18:27; 28:30; to receive with hearty assent, embrace, Acts 2:41; to accept with satisfaction, Acts 24:3*
ἀποδέχομαι to accept from another, to accept, Il., attic
to accept as a teacher, follow, Xen.
to admit to one's presence, Plat.
to receive favourably, approve, allow, accept, admit, Thuc., etc.; οὐκ ἀπ. not to accept, reject, Hdt.:—the person from whom one accepts in gen., ἀπ. τί τινος Thuc., etc.; but acc. being omitted, gen. pers. becomes dependent on the Verb, with a partic. added, ἀπ. τινὸς λέγοντος to accept [a statement] from him, i. e. to accept his statements, Plat.: —absol. to accept a statement, be satisfied, Dem.
to take a thing in a certain way, with an adv., Xen.; ὑπόπτως ἀπ. τι Thuc.; δυσχερῶς Plat.
to receive back, recover, Hdt., Thuc.
Verb-PNI-1P — Verb · present · no voice stated · indicative · first person · pluralpresent no voice stated indicative — an action in progress.
V-PNI-1P Part of Speech: Verb Tense: Present Voice: middle or passive depoNent Mood: Indicative Person: first Number: Plural
7 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 5 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
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οἷον, εἰ ἀπεδέξατο ἡδονήν, ἐκαλεῖτο ἡδονικός, εἰ ἐπιθυμίαν, ἐπιθυμητικός, εἰ ἀκολασίαν, ἀκόλαστος, εἰ δειλίαν, δειλός, καὶ οὕτως ἐπὶ τῶν ἄλλων·
ὁ δὲ τάς τε παῖδας ἀπεδέξατο τῆς περὶ τὸν εὐεργετηκότα σπουδῆς καὶ τὸν Μωυσῆν εἰς ὄψιν ἐκέλευεν ἄγειν αὐτῷ τευξόμενον χάριτος δικαίας.
Ἀποδεξάμενος ἐν θεῷ τὸ πολυαγάπητόν σου ὀνομα, ὃ κέκτησθε φύσει δικαίᾳ κατὰ πίστιν καὶ ἀγάπην ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ, τῷ σωτῆρι ἡμῶν: μιμηταὶ ὄντες θεοῦ, ἀναζωπυρήσαντες ἐν αἵματι θεοῦ τὸ συγγενικὸν ἔργον τελείως ἀπηρτίσατε:
Σεβαστοῦ υἱωνός, ἀνθύπατος λέγει· τὴν μὲν εὔνοιαν ὑμῶν, ἣν αἰεὶ ἐπιδείκνυσθε, ὅταν με ἴδητε, ἀποδέχομαι, τὰς δὲ ἐπιφθόνους ἐμοὶ καὶ ἰσοθέους ἐκφωνήσεις ὑμῶν ἐξ ἅπαντος παραιτοῦμαι. πρέπουσι γὰρ μόνῳ
Αὐτοκράτορος Καίσαρος Τραιανοῦ Ἁδριανοῦ Σεβαστοῦ, Φαμενὼθ κε. ἀντίγραφον. Φλάυιος Τιτιανὸς Ὀξυρυγχειτῶν τῇ πόλει χαίρειν. ἀποδέχομαι ὑμᾶς τὴν πατρίδα κοσμεῖν προῃρημένους καὶ ἐπιτρέπω κατασκευάζειν τὸ βαλανεῖον ἔκ τε τῶν ἤδη
Σουχᾶς Σεραπάμμωνι τῷ ἀδελφῷ πλεῖστα χαίρειν καλῶς ποιήσεις ἀποδεξάμενος τὸν κομίζοντά σοι τὸ ἐπιστόλιον, ἐπεὶ οὐκ ἐποιήσειν τοῖς τοῦ ἀρχιερέως ἐξελθεῖν· ξένος γάρ
κράτιστος (kratistos) is a superlative form meaning 'strongest' or 'most excellent.' It is often used as a title of respect, particularly in the New Testament, where it appears in contexts addressing individuals of high rank, such as in Luke 1:3 and Acts 23:26. The word is derived from κρατύς and encompasses meanings like 'mightiest' and 'noblest.' There is some discussion among lexicographers about whether its usage in Luke indicates a formal title or simply a courteous address.
κράτιστος, -7, -ov, superl. of the adj. κρατύς, (xpdros), [fr. (Hom.) Pind. down], mightiest, strongest, noblest, most illustrious, best, most excellent: voc. κράτιστε used in addressing men of conspicuous rank or office, Acts xxiii. 26; xxiv. 3; xxvi. 25, (Otto, De ep. ad Diognetum ete. Jena 1845, p. 79 sqq., and in his Epist. ad Diognet. Leips. ed. p. 53 sq., has brought together exx. fr. later writ.). Perhaps also it served simply to express friendship in Lk. i. 3 (as in Theophr. char. 5; Dion. Hal. de oratt. 1; Joseph. antt. 4, 6, 8), because in Acts i. 1 it is omitted in addressing the same person. Cf. Grimm in Jahrbb. f. deutsche Theol. for 1871, p.50 sq.
κράτιστος (egregius) is very common as an honorific title in addressing persons of exalted rank, much as we use ‘‘ Your Excellency,” e.g. P Fay 117° (A.D. 108)—a prefect, P Tebt II. 411° (ii/A.D.)—an epistrategus, P Oxy X. 12741° (iii/A.D.) —a procurator, a/. [By the end of the third century the title was applied to persons of less importance, e.g. a ducenarius in P Oxy XIV. 17114: see the editors’ note on 24. 16437.] This corresponds with the usage in Ac 23°8, 24%, 26°5, and possibly Lk 1°, though in this last case the word may be simply a form of courteous address. If, however, it is regarded here also as official, it is very unlikely that Theophilus was at the time a Christian, ‘‘since,” as Zahn (/n¢rod. iil. p. 42) has pointed out, ‘‘ there is no instance in the Christian literature of the first two centuries where a Christian uses a secular title in addressing another Christian, to…
Read the full entry →κράτιστος (kratistos) — excellent.
κρᾰτιστ-ος, η, ον,
Epic dialect κάρτ- (as always in [Refs 8th c.BC+], strongest, mightiest, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Λημνίων τὸ κ. the best of their men, [Refs] the strength or flower of.., [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.; of things, καρτίστην.. μάχην fiercest fight, [Refs 8th c.BC+].
2. generally, best, most excellent, as superlative of ἀγαθός, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οἱ κράτιστοι the aristocracy, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. b as a title or mode of address, [NT]; especially = Latin egregius, [Refs 1st c.AD+], of a woman of the equester ordo, [Refs] Latin clarissimus, of Senators, ὁ κ. ἀνθὐπατος [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
2. c with modal words added, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πάντων πάντα κ. best of all in.., [Refs 6th c.BC+]: with infinitive, best at doing, [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.: with participle…
κράτιστος
kratistos
superlative of a derivative of 2904; strongest, i.e. (in dignity) very
honorable:--most excellent (noble).
see GREEK for 2904
κράτιστος, η, ον
Adj
most excellent
κράτιστος kratistos 4x
strongest; in NT κράτιστε, a term of respect, most excellent, noble, or illustrious, Lk. 1:3; Acts 23:26; 24:3; 26:25*
κράτιστος κρά^τιστος, η, ον a superl. formed from κρατύς κράτος strongest, mightiest, Il., etc.; Λημνίων τὸ κρ. the best of their men, Thuc.:—of things, καρτίστη μάχη the fiercest fight, Il.
generally, best, most excellent, as Sup. of ἀγαθός, Pind., Soph., etc.
οἱ κράτιστοι, like οἱ βέλτιστοι, of the aristocracy, Xen.
neut. pl. κράτιστα as adv., best, id. Xen. —The comp. in use is κρείσσων, q. v.
Adj-VSM-S — Adjective · vocative · singular · masculinevocative — the one being addressed.
Agrees with anything else marked singular masculine.
A-VSM-S Part of Speech: Adjective Case: Vocative Number: Singular Gender: Masculine Degree: Superlative
ek'-se-lent 'addir, yattir (Aramaic); diaphoroteros, kratistos:
The translation of various Hebrew words, chiefly of 'addir, "great," "honorable" (Ps 8:1,9; 16:3; 76:4); yattir, "surpassing," is Aramaic, occurring in Da 2:31; 4:36; 5:12,14; 6:3. Other words are bachar, "to glow," "try," "choose" (So 5:15); ga'on, "mounting," "swelling" (Isa 4:2; see EXCELLENCY); gadhal, "to make or become great" (Isa 28:29), and other words occurring singly.
In the New Testament we have diaphoroteros, "greater," "better" (Heb 1:4; 8:6); kratistos, "most excellent," "most noble" (
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οἱ μὲν οὖν μόνον τὸ καλὸν ἀγαθὸν εἰπόντες, ἀμιγῆ διαφυλάξαντες αὐτήν, ἀπένειμαν τῷ κρατίστῳ τῶν ἐν ἡμῖν, λογισμῷ, οἱ δὲ μίξαντες τρισὶν ἐφήρμοσαν, ψυχῇ, σώματι, τοῖς ἐκτός.
Ἀγρίππα τοῦ ἐμοῦ, ὃν ἐγὼ ἔθρεψα καὶ ἔχω σὺν ἐμαυτῷ εὐσεβέστατον ὄντα, προσαγαγόντος μοι τοὺς ὑμετέρους πρέσβεις εὐχαριστοῦντας ἐφʼ ᾗ πεποίημαι τοῦ ἔθνους ὑμῶν κηδεμονίᾳ, καὶ αἰτησαμένων σπουδαίως καὶ φιλοτίμως τὴν ἱερὰν ἐσθῆτα καὶ τὸν στέφανον ὑπὸ…
Νεμεσίωνι βασιλικῷ γραμματεῖ Ἀρσινοείτου Ἡρακλείδου μερίδος. ἀντίγραφον ἐπιστολῆς ἣν ἔγραψέ μοι Ἀπολλωνίδης ὁ κράτιστος ἀρχιπροφήτης ἀπέστειλά σοι. αἱ μὲν οὖν προσήκουσαι αὐτῷ τάξεις φυλαχθήτωσαν ὥσπερ οἱ πρὸ ἐμοῦ
Ἰουλίωι Οὐαριανῶι τῶι κρατίστῳ ἐπιστρατήγωι παρὰ Κρονίωνος Χεῶτος, ἀπὸ Τεβτύνεως Πολέμωνος μερίδος τοῦ Ἀρσινοείτου, θησαυροφύλακος τῆς αὐτῆς Τεβτύνεως.
Column 1 Ἰουλίωι Πετρωνιανῷ τῶι κρατίστῳ ἐπιστρατήγῳ παρὰ Παβοῦτος τοῦ Στοτοήτεως Πανομιέως ἱερέως ἀπὸ κώμης Σοκνοπαίου Νήσου τῆς Ἡρακλείδου μερίδος
The Greek word Φῆλιξ (i.e., Phelix) refers to Felix, a Roman procurator of Judea mentioned in the New Testament. The name is derived from Latin, meaning 'happy' or 'fortunate.' Felix appears in several passages in Acts (23:24, 24:3, 24:22, 24:24-25, 25:14). The entries provide historical context about his rule and character, noting his controversial governance and connections to notable figures.
φῆλιξ (L, Φή-), -ικος, ὁ
Felix, procurator of Judæa: Ac 23:24, 26 24:3, 22, 24, 25, 27 25:14.†
Φῆλιξ (Lehm. Φήλιξ, [so Trin Acts xxiv. 22 (by mistake ?)]; cf. Lipsius, Grammat. Untersuch. p. 37; B. 13 (12); [Tdf. Proleg. p. 104; and reff. s. v. xnpv&]), [lit. ‘happy’, ‘fortunate ’], τικος, 6, (Claudius [but in Tacit. Aist. 5, 9 called Antonius]) Feliz, the eleventh procurator of Juda, (apparently between a.p. 52 and 60). He was a freedman of Claudius and his mother Antonia, and the brother of Pallas, the powerful favorite of the emperor. He first married Drusilla [(?) see Dict. of Grk. and Rom. Biogr. s. v. 4], the granddaughter of Cleopatra and Antony; and afterwards Drusilla, the daughter of Herod Agrippa. Acc. to Tacitus “per omnem saevitiam ac libidinem jus regium servili ingenio exercuit”’, and by his cruelty and injustice he stimulated the rage of the turbulent Jews against the Roman rule. When he had retired from the province and come to Rome, the Jews of Cesarea accused…
Read the full entry →Φῆλιξ. For this common proper name cf. P Oxy IV. 800 (c. A.D. 153), where it is the name of a prefect. , φήμη, “‘report,” “rumour” (Mt 926, Lk 414): the word is doubtfully restored in BGU IV. r1o2qvii-28 (end iv/a.p.). A late ex. is afforded by P Masp I. 67097 verso 1089 (Byz.).
Φῆλιξ (Phēlix) — Felix.
φῆλιξ (L, Φή-), -ικος, ὁ
Felix, procurator of Judæa: Act.23:24, 26 24:3, 22 24:24-25, 27 25:14.†
(From Abbott-Smith. LSJ has no entry)
Φῆλιξ
Phelix
of Latin origin; happy; Phelix (i.e. Felix), a Roman:--Felix.
Φῆλιξ, ικος, ὁ
n.m.
Felix
Φῆλιξ Phēlix 9x
Felix, pr. name, Acts 23:24, 26; 24:3, 22, 24f., 27; 25:14*
Noun-VSM — Noun · vocative · singular · masculinevocative — the one being addressed.
Agrees with anything else marked singular masculine.
N-VSM Part of Speech: Noun Case: Vocative Number: Singular Gender: Masculine
Felix
Happy, the Roman procurator of Judea before whom Paul “reasoned” (Acts 24:25). He appears to have expected a bribe from Paul, and therefore had several interviews with him. The “worthy deeds” referred to in 24:2 was his clearing the country of banditti and impostors.
At the end of a two years’ term, Porcius Festus was appointed in the room of Felix (A.D. 60), who proceeded to Rome, and was there accused of cruelty and malversation of office by the Jews of Caesarea. The accusation was rendered nugatory by the influence of his brother Pallas with Nero. (See Josephus, Ant. xx. 8, 9.)
Drusilla, the daughter of Herod Agrippa, having been induced by Felix to desert her husband, the king of Emesa, became his adulterous companion. She was seated beside him when Paul “reasoned” before the judge. When Felix gave place to Festus…
(happy), a Roman procurator of Judea appointed by the emperor Claudius in A.D. 53. He ruled the province in a mean, cruel and profligate manner. His period of office was full of troubles and seditions. St. Paul was brought before Felix in Caesarea. He was remanded to prison, and kept there two years in hopes of extorting money from him. (Acts 24:26,27) At the end of that time Porcius Festus [FESTUS, PORCIUS] was appointed to supersede Felix, who, on his return to Rome, was accused by the Jews in Caesarea, and would have suffered the penalty due to his atrocities had not his brother Pallas prevailed with the emperor Nero to spare him. This was probably about A.D. 60. The wife of Felix was Drusilla, daughter of Herod Agrippa I., who was his third wife and whom he persuaded to leave her husband and marry him.
A Roman governor of Judea; originally a slave, but manumitted and promoted by Claudius Caesar, from whom he received the name of Claudius. He is described by the historian Tacitus as cruel, licentious, and base. In Judea he married Drusilla, sister of the younger Agrippa, having enticed her from her second husband Azizus. Paul having been sent by Lysias to Caesarea, then the seat of government, Felix gave him an audience, and was convinced of his innocence. Nevertheless he kept him a prisoner, though with many alleviation’s, in hopes that his friends would purchase his liberty by a heavy bribe. Meanwhile his wife Drusilla, who was a Jewess, desired to hear Paul explain the new religion; and the apostle being summoned before them, discoursed with his usual boldness on justice, chastity, and the final judgment. Felix trembled, but hastily remanded Paul to confinement, and stifled his…
happy, prosperous
9 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 1 different way. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
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ὡς Φῆλιξ ἐπίτροπος πεμφθεὶς καὶ καταλαβὼν τὴν χώραν κεκακωμένην ὑπὸ τῶν λῃστῶν προυνοήσατο διαφθείρας αὐτοὺς εἰρήνην ἐν τῇ χώρᾳ καταστῆσαι, τὸν δὲ πρῶτον τῶν λῃστῶν Ἐλεάζαρον ὄνομα δήσας εἰς Ῥώμην ἀνέπεμψεν.
ἀντίγραφον ἐπιχωρήσεως. Ἐπαφροδίτωι Τιβερίου Κλαυδίου Φήλικος παρὰ Ἑριέως τοῦ Σαταβοῦτος τῶν ἀπὸ τῆς Σοκνοπαίου Νήσου μισθωτοῦ ἐλαιουργίου τοῦ ἐν ἐποικίῳ
ος Κορνήλιος Φῆλιξ καὶ Γάιος Ἰούλιος η … … … ω … … ι … α
Αἴλιος Φῆλιξ κωμογραμματεῖ καὶ … … κώμης Πολυδευκείας Θεμίστου τοῦ Ἀρσινοΐτου. ἀπερχόμενος, τοῦτο γὰρ ἡ ἐπιμέλειά
The Greek word μετά (transliterated as meta) is a preposition that can mean 'with,' 'among,' or 'after,' depending on the case it governs (genitive, accusative, or sometimes dative). In the New Testament, it is used to indicate association or companionship, as in Mark 1:29, and to denote sequence in time or place, as seen in Hebrews 9:3. The entries do not show significant disagreement.
μετά, [on its neylect of elision before proper names beginning with a vowel, and before sundry other words (at least in Tdf.’s text) see Tdf. Proleg. p. 95; cf. WH. Intr. p- 146°; W.§ 5,1a.; B. p. 10], a preposition, akin to μέσος (as Germ. mit to Mitte, mitten) and hence prop. in the midst of, amid, denoting association, union, accompaniment; [but some recent etymologists doubt its kinship to μέσος ; some connect it rather with ἅμα, Germ. sammt, ef. Curtius § 212; Vaniéek p. 972]. It takes the gen. and ace. (in the Grk. poets also the dat.). [On the distinetion between μετά and σύν, see σύν, init. ] I. with the Genitive (Sept. for ΠΝ, DY, WM, ete.); among, with, [ef. W. 376 (352) sq.]; 1. amid, among ; a. prop.: μετὰ τῶν νεκρῶν, among the dead, Lk. xxiv. 5 (μετὰ νεκρῶν κείσομαι, Eur. Hee. 209; θάψετέ με μετὰ τῶν πατέρων μου, Gen. xlix. 29 Sept.; μετὰ ζώντων εἶναι, to be among the…
Read the full entry →μετά. In the NT (as in classical prose) μετά is construed only with the gen. and the acc., and the various shades of meaning connected with these two usages can be readily illustrated from our sources. (1) c. gen.—(a) For the ordinary meaning ‘‘ with,” ‘in company with,” we may cite P Eleph 11° (B.c. 311-10) (= Selections, p. 4) τοὶ pera Δημητρίας, “those acting with Demetria,’’ P Tebt I. 3519 (B.C. 111) ὃς κ[α]ὶ μεθ᾽ ὑμῶν ὑπὸ | τὴν ἐντολὴν e(om.) ὑπογράφει, ‘* who shall append his signature to the edict together with yours ” (Edd.), P Amh IT. 1355} | (early 1i/A.D.) ἐρρῶσθαί σε ed ) μετὰ τῶν τέ δ: A parallel to this &r. εἰρ. = ‘‘partition-wall” (Eph 214). (early ΠΑ: ἐρρῷσθαύσε etx (ou) here rey τευ ΠΣ a pray for your health and for that of your children” (Edd.), P Oxy III. 5314 (ii/A.D.) ἡδέως σε ἀσπαζόμεθα πάντες οἱ ἐν (= Selections, p. 102) καλῶς ἐποίησες οὐκ ἀπένηχές (/, ἀπήνεγκες)…
Read the full entry →μετά (meta) — with/after.
μετά [ᾰ,
but ᾱ in [Refs 5th c.BC+]], poetry μεταί, uncertain, only in μεταιβολί; Aeolic dialect, Doric dialect, [Refs 4th c.AD+]: preposition with genitive, dative, and accusative (Cf. Goth. mip, OHG. miti, mit 'with'.)
__A WITH GEN. (in which use μ. gradually superseded σύν, which see),
__A.I in the midst of, among, between, with plural Nouns, μετ᾽ ἄλλων λέξο ἑταίρων [Refs 8th c.BC+] with one, [Refs 5th c.BC+], i.e. among no men, [Refs]
__A.II in common, along with, by aid of (implying a closer union than σύν), μ. Βοιωτῶν ἐμάχοντο [Refs 8th c.BC+]; συνδιεπολέμησαν τὸν πόλεμον μ. Ἀθηναίων [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. τῆς βουλῆς in co-operation with the council, [Refs 8th c.BC+] with, i.e. by aid of, Athena, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; μ. τινὸς πάσχειν, δρᾶν τι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μ. τινὸς εἶναι to be on one's side, [Refs…
μετά
meta
a primary preposition (often used adverbially); properly, denoting
accompaniment; "amid" (local or causal); modified variously according
to the case (genitive association, or accusative succession) with
which it is joined; occupying an intermediate position between 575 or
1537 and 1519 or 4314; less intimate than 1722 and less close than
4862):--after(-ward), X that he again, against, among, X and,
+ follow, hence, hereafter, in, of, (up-)on, + our, X and
setting, since, (un-)to, + together, when, with (+ -out). Often used
in composition, in substantially the same relations of participation
or proximity, and transfer or sequence.
see GREEK for 4314
see GREEK for 575
see GREEK for 1537
see GREEK for 1519
see GREEK for 1722
see GREEK for 4862
μετά
Prep.
with, after
μετά meta 469x
(1) gen., with, together with, Mt. 16:27; 12:41; 26:55; with, on the same side or party with, in aid of, Mt. 12:30; 20:20; with, by means of, Acts 13:17; with, of conflict, Rev. 11:7; with, among, Lk. 24:5; with, to, towards, Lk. 1:58, 72; (2) acc., after, of place, behind, Heb. 9:3; of time, after, Mt. 17:1; 24:29; followed by an infin. with the neut. article, after, after that, Mt.…
Read the full entry →μετά in the midst of, among with gen., dat., and acc.
Prep. with gen., dat., and acc.
WITH GEN. in the midst of, among a number, μετ᾽ ἄλλων ἑταίρων Od.; πολλῶν μετὰ δούλων Aesch.
in common, along with, μετὰ Βοιωτῶν ἐμάχοντο Il.; μ. ξυμμάχων κινδυνεύειν Thuc.; μετά τινος πάσχειν, στῆναι Aesch., Soph.
with, by means of, ἱκετεύειν μετὰ δακρύων Plat.; μετ᾽ ἀρετῆς πρωτεύειν Xen.:—as a periphr. for Adverbs, ὁσίως καὶ μετ᾽ ἀληθείας Plat.
WITH DAT., only poet., mostly epic,
properly of persons, among, in company with, μετὰ τριτάτοισιν ἄνασσεν in or among the third generation Nestor reigned, Il.
Prep — Prepositionpreposition — its sense depends on the case of the word it governs.
PREP PREPosition
473 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 12 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
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χρόνος γὰρ οὐκ ἦν πρὸ κόσμου, ἀλλ’ ἢ σὺν αὐτῷ γέγονεν ἢ μετ’ αὐτόν·
ὡς ὁ κατακλυσμὸς ἐγένετο καὶ ὃν τρόπον Νῶχος σωθεὶς ἐν λάρνακι μετὰ τῶν συγγενῶν κατῴκησεν ἐν τῷ Σινάρῳ πεδίῳ.
λογισάμενος οὖν τοῦτο, ὅτι ἐὰν μελήσῃ μοι περὶ ὑμῶν τοῦ μέρος τι μεταδοῦναι ἀφ̓ οὗ ἔλαβον, ὅτι ἔσται μοι τοιούτοις πνεύμασιν ὑπηρετήσαντι εἰς μισθόν, ἐσπούδασα κατὰ μικρὸν ὑμῖν πέμπειν, ἵνα μετὰ τῆς πίστεως ὑμῶν τελείαν ἔχητε τὴν γνῶσιν.
τῶν συνκυρόντων πάντων ὧν κεκράτηκεν ὁ πατὴρ ἡμῶν ἐφʼ ὅσον περιῆι χρόνον, ἡμῶν δὲ μετὰ τὴν ἐκείνου τελευτὴν τῶν λοιπῶν κρατουσῶν, Ἀρίστων Ἀθηνοδότου τῶν ἀπὸ Διὸς πόλεως τῆς μεγάλης
Ἀράβισσα ὡς ἐτῶν κζ μέση μελίχρως λεύκωμα ὀφθαλμόν, μακροπρόσωπος εὐθύρριν αἱ τρεῖς τῶν Ψεμμίνιος μετὰ κυρίου τοῦ ἑαυτῶν ἀδελφοῦ Παχνούβιος τοῦ προγεγραμμένου καὶ συνπωλουμένου, ἀπὸ τῆς ὑπαρχούσης αὐτοῖς πατρικῆς
Διοπολίτου ἐπὶ … τοῦ παρὰ … ἀγορανόμου. ἀπέδοτο Ὧρος Ἑρμίου ὡς ἐτῶν δέκα δύο μετὰ προσπωλουμένης τῆς Ὥρου συγγενοῦς Ἀρσινόης τῆς Βελλέους ὡς ἐτῶν κβ μέσης μελιχρόου στρογγυλοπροσώπου εὐθύρινος
The Greek word πᾶς (i.e., *pas*) means 'all' or 'every' and appears in various forms, including masculine, feminine, and neuter. It is used in the New Testament to denote totality, as in 'all things' or 'every kind,' and can function as an adjective or pronoun. Notably, it can also imply 'the whole' when used with definite articles, as seen in verses like Matthew 28:18.
πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν, gen., παντός, πάσης, παντός,
[in LXX chiefly for כֹּל;]
all, every.
As adj.,
πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν, en. παντός, πάσης, παντός, [dat. plur. Lchm. πᾶσι ten times, -σιν seventy-two times; Tdf. -σι five times (see Proleg. p. 98 sq.), -ow seventy-seven times; Treg. -ow eighty-two times; WH -ox fourteen times, -ow sixty-eight times; see N, v (ἐφελκυστικόν)], Hebr. 75, [fr. Hom. down], all, every; it is used I. adjectively, and 1. with anarthrous nouns; a. any, every one (86. of the class denoted by the noun annexed to mas); with the Singular: as πᾶν δένδρον, Mt. iii. 10; πᾶσα θυσία, Mk. ix. 49 [T WH Tr mrg. om. Tr txt. br. the cl.]; add, Mt. v.11; xv. 13; Lk. iv. 37; Jn.ii. 10; xv.2; Acts ii.43; v.42; Ro. xiv. 11; 1 Co. iv. 17; Rev. xviii. 17, and very often; πᾶσα ψυχὴ ἀνθρώπου, Ro. ii. 9 (πᾶσα ἀνθρ. ψυχή, Plat. Phaedr. p- 249e.); πᾶσα συνείδησις ἀνθρώπων, 2 Co. iv. 2; mas λεγόμενος θεός, 2 Th. ii. 4; πᾶς ἅγιος ἐν Χριστῷ, Phil. iv. 21sqq. with the Plural, all or any that are…
Read the full entry →παῖς. In Gnomon 41 (¢. A.D. 150) it is laid down—éav Αἰγύπτιος ἐκ κοπρίας [ἀν]έληται παῖδα καὶ τοῦτον υἱοποιήσηται, μετὰ θάνατον τεταρτολο[ γεῖτ]αι, ““1Γ an Egyptian shall take up a child from the dungheap, and adopt him as a son, he shall be mulcted after his death to the extent of one fourth of his property.” For παῖς applied to a female child see P Strass I. 41° (A.D. 250) ἐκδικῆσαι τὰ τῆς παιδός, and P Oxy 1 5215 (A.D. 325) εΠδαμὲν τὴν παῖδα ἔχουσαν κατὰ τῶν εἰσχίων ἀμυχὰς μετὰ πελιωμάτων (see 76. II. p. 319), ““νγῈ saw that the girl had wounds on her hips with livid spots”: cf. Lk 8° (for voc. of address see Pro/eg. pp. 70, 235). The word is commonly applied to slaves, as in Lk 77 a/., e.g. P Lille 27 (iii/B.c.), where 11 male slaves are enumerated under the heading παῖδες, then 2 female slaves, and then again 3 male slaves: cf. P Strass I. 405 (a. p. 569) Κολλοῦθος Βίκτορος…
Read the full entry →πᾶς (pas) — all.
πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν,
__AAeolic dialect παῖς, παῖσα [Refs 7th c.BC+] feminine πάνσα [Refs 8th c.BC+], Epic dialect and Delph. πάντεσσι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also Locrian dialect πάντεσιν [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πάντοις [Refs 2nd c.BC+] as accusative masculine in [LXX+7th c.BC+], etc. (but in compounds sometimes long in Attic dialect, [Refs].]—Coll. pronoun, when used of a number, all; when of one only, the whole; of the several persons in a number, every.
__A.I in plural, all, πάντες τε θεοὶ πᾶσαί τε θέαιναι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πάντες ὅσοι.. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πάντας ᾧ ἂνπεριτυγχάνῃ, for ὅσοις ἄν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: also with the Article, see.below [Refs 5th c.BC+]
πᾶς
pas
including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all,
any, every, the whole:--all (manner of, means), alway(-s), any (one),
X daily, + ever, every (one, way), as many as, + no(-thing), X
thoroughly, whatsoever, whole, whosoever.
πᾶς, πᾶσα, πᾶν
Adj
all, the whole, every kind of
πᾶς pas 1x
all; in the sg. the whole, entire, usually when the substantive has the article, Mt. 6:29; 8:32; Acts 19:26; every, only with an anarthrous subst., Mt. 3:10; 4:4; pl. all, Mt. 1:17, et al. freq.; πάντα, in all respects, Acts 20:35; 1 Cor. 9:25; 10:33; 11:2; by a Hebraism, a negative with πᾶς is sometimes equivalent to οὐδείς or μηδείς, Mt. 24:22; Lk. 1:37; Acts 10:14; Read the full entry →
Adj-GSF — Adjective · genitive · singular · femininegenitive — of, from, belonging to.
Agrees with anything else marked singular feminine.
A-GSF Part of Speech: Adjective Case: Genitive Number: Singular Gender: Feminine
ol: Used in various combinations, and with different meanings.
(1) All along, "Weeping all along as he went" (Jer 41:6), i.e. throughout the whole way he went, feigning equal concern with the men from Shiloh, etc., for the destruction of the Temple, so as to put them off their guard.
(2) All in all, "That God may be all in all" (1Co 15:28, Greek: panta en pasin, "all things in all (persons and) things"). "The universe, with all it comprises, will wholly answer to God's will and reflect His mind" (Dummelow).
1,264 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 28 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
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27 inflected forms — one of the commonest words in the New Testament. Full distribution →
καὶ γὰρ πατὴρ ἐκγόνων καὶ δημιουργὸς τῶν δημιουργηθέντων στοχάζεται τῆς διαμονῆς καὶ ὅσα μὲν ἐπιζήμια καὶ βλαβερὰ μηχανῇ πάσῃ διωθεῖται, τὰ δὲ ὅσα ὠφέλιμα καὶ λυσιτελῆ κατὰ πάντα τρόπον ἐκπορίζειν ἐπιποθεῖ·
ὡς οἱ Νώχου ἔγγονοι πᾶσαν τὴν οἰκουμένην ἐπῴκησαν.
πεφανέρωκεν γὰρ ἡμῖν διὰ πάντων τῶν προφητῶν, ὅτι οὕτε θυσιῶν οὔτε ὁλοκαυτωμάτων οὔτε προσφορῶν χρῄζει, λέγων ὅτε μέν:
γῆ Σενπελαίας, βορρᾶ γῆ Πανᾶτος ἀπηλιώτου ποταμός, λιβὸς Ἀραμείους, ἢ οἳ ἂν ὦσι γείτονες πάντων πάντοθεν. ἐπρίατο Πετεαρσεμθεὺς Πανοβχούνιος ὡς ἐτῶν μ χαλκοῦ τάλαντα δύο . προπωλητὴς καὶ βεβαιωτὴς
ἐτῶν λ χαλκοῦ δραχμῶν τρισχιλίων . προπωληταὶ καὶ βεβαιωταὶ τῶν κατὰ τὴν ὠνὴν ταύτην πάντων Νεχούτης καὶ ὁ σὺν αὐτῷ οἱ ἀποδόμενοι, ὃν ἐδέξατο Πακοῖβις ὁ πριάμενος. Ἑρμίας ὁ
χαλκοῦ δραχμὰς δισχιλίας καὶ διακοσίας . προπωλητὴς καὶ βεβαιωτὴς τῶν κατὰ τὴν ὠνὴν ταύτην πάντων Πανοβχοῦνις ὁ ἀποδόμενος, ὃν ἐδέξατο Εὔνους ὁ πριάμενος. Ἑρμίας ὁ παρὰ Πανίσκου κεχρημάτικα.
The Greek word εὐχαριστία (eucharistia) means thankfulness or gratitude. It is derived from εὐχάριστος and encompasses the act of giving thanks, especially in a religious context. The New Testament uses it in various passages, including Acts 24:3 and 1 Corinthians 14:16. Notably, Mounce mentions a distinction in the tone of conversation marked by gratitude compared to unseemly mirth.
αἴτημα, ἱκετηρία. Four of these words occur together at 1 Tim. 11. 1 ; on which Flacius Illyricus (Clavis, 5. v. Oratio) justly observes: ‘Quem vocum acervum procul dubio Paulus non temere congessit.’ I propose to consider not these only, but the larger group of which they form a portion. Εὐχή is found only once in the N. T. in the sense of a prayer (Jam. v. 15); twice besides in that of a vow (Acts XViii. 18; xxi. 23); compare Plato (Legg. vii. 801 a), εὐχαὶ παρὰ θεῶν αἰτήσεις εἰσί. On the distinction between it and προσευχή, between εὔχεσθαι and προσεύχεσθαι, there is a long discussion in Origen (De Orat. ὃ 2, 8, 4), but of no great value, and not bringing out more than the obvious fact that in εὐχή and εὔχεσθαι the notion of the vow, of the dedicated thing, is more commonly found than that of prayer. A more interesting treatment of the words, and the difference between them, may be…
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(< εὐχάριστος),
[in LXX: Es 8:13, Wi 16:28, Si 37:11, II Mac 2:27 * ;]
thankfulness, gratitude (Polyb.; Es, Si, II Mac, ll. c.): Ac 24:3.
giving of thanks, thanksgiving (so in π. and Inscr.; M, Th., 41 f.): I Co 14:16, II Co 4:15, Eph 5:4, Phl 4:6, Col 2:7 4:2, I Th 3:9, I Ti 4:3, 4, Re 4:9 7:12; c. dat. pers., II Co 9:11 (cf. τ. θεοῦ, Wis, l.c.); pl.,
εὐχαριστία, -as, ἡ, (εὐχάριστος. q- V-) 5 1. thankfulness: decree of the Byzantines in Dem. p. 256, 19; Polyb. 8, 14, 8; Add. to Esth. vi. 4 ed. Fritz.; 2 Mace. ii. 27; Sir. xxxvii. 11; πρός τινα, Diod. 17, 59; Joseph. antt. 3, 3. 2. the giving of thanks: Acts xxiv. 3; for God’s blessings, 1 Co. xiv. 16; 2 Co. iv. 15; Eph. v. 4 (cf. 1 Th. v. 18); Phil. iv. 6; Col. ii. 7; iv. 2; 1 Th. iii. 9; 1 Tim. iv. 3 sq.; Rev. iv.9; vii.12; w. dat. of the pers. to whom thanks are given: τῷ θεῷ (cf. W. § 31, 3; [B. 180 (156) ]; Kithner § 424, 1), 2 Co. ix. 11 (τοῦ θεοῦ, Sap. xvi. 28); in plur., 2 Co. ix. 12; 1 Tim. ii. 1.
εὐχαριστία. For this subst. we can cite only one ex. from the papyri, P Lond 1178* (A.D. 194) (= III. p. 216) τῆς πρὸς αὐτοὺς εὐχαριστίας, in the copy of a letter written by the Emperor Claudius to a Gymnastic Club expressing his gratification at games performed in his honour. It is, however, common in the inscrr., e.g. OGZS 2278 (iii/B.c.) διὰ τὴν τοῦ δήμου εὐχαριστίαν, Sy/7 365° (c. A.D. 37) εἰς εὐχαριστίαν τηλικούτου θεοῦ εὑρεῖν ἴσας ἀμοιβάς, and OG/S 199% (i/A.D.) δι᾿ ἣν ἔχω πρὸς τὸν μέγιστον θεόν μουΑρην εὐχαριστίαν, where the editor notes that εὐχαριστία -- τὸ εὐχάριστον εἶναι, and that as the adj. denotes ‘‘non modo grati animi hominem . . sed etiam gratiosum, acceptum,” the meaning almost amounts to ‘‘ quia deus mihi favet.’’ On the Christian use of εὐχαριστία with the corresponding verb see a note by Hort in 7715 iii. p. 594 ff. In _/HS xxvii. p. 65 we hear of a εὐχαριστήριον…
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εὐχᾰριστ-ία, ἡ,
thankfulness, gratitude, Decrees cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+]; πρός τινα [Refs 1st c.BC+]; πρὸς τὸν θεόν [Refs 4th c.BC+]
2. giving of thanks, εἰς εὐ. θεοῦ [NT+1st c.AD+]
εὐχαριστία
eucharistia
from 2170; gratitude; actively, grateful language (to God, as an act
of worship):--thankfulness, (giving of) thanks(-giving).
see GREEK for 2170
εὐχαριστία, ας, ἡ
n.f.
thankfulness, gratitude
εὐχαριστία eucharistia 15x
gratitude, thankfulness, Acts 24:3; thanks, the act of giving thanks, thanksgiving, 1 Cor. 14:16; conversation marked by the gentle cheerfulness of a grateful heart, as contrasted with the unseemly mirth of εὐτραπελία, Eph. 5:4
εὐχαριστία εὐχα^ριστία, ἡ, thankfulness, gratitude, Decret. ap. Dem.
a giving of thanks.
from εὐχάριστος
Noun-GSF — Noun · genitive · singular · femininegenitive — of, from, belonging to.
Agrees with anything else marked singular feminine.
N-GSF Part of Speech: Noun Case: Genitive Number: Singular Gender: Feminine
15 occurrences in the New Testament, rendered 4 different ways. The commonest English word for it is not its meaning — it is one translator's decision, repeated.
Parsing tells you the form; the treebank tells you the job. Counted over all 15 occurrences — a word inside a phrase counts towards whatever that phrase is doing.
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branches are dictionary forms, so endings do not split one phrase into five; the number on a branch is how many times the New Testament takes that path
τῷ μὲν γὰρ ἐξομολογητικῷ οἰκεία χροιὰ ἡ τοῦ ἄνθρακος, πεπύρωται γὰρ ἐν εὐχαριστίᾳ θεοῦ καὶ μεθύει τὴν νήφουσαν μέθην, τῷ δὲ ἔτι πονοῦντι ἡ τοῦ πρασίνου λίθου, ὠχροὶ γὰρ οἱ ἐν ἀσκήσει διά τε τὸν τρύχοντα πόνον καὶ διὰ δέος τοῦ μὴ τυχεῖν ἂν ἴσως τοῦ…
δυνάμεως γὰρ αὐτοῖς παρούσης καὶ προνοῆσαι τῆς κατʼ αὐτοὺς εὐταξίας, ταύτης δʼ ὑστεροῦντας φανεροὺς γίνεσθαι μηδʼ ὅσα πρὸς τὸ χρησιμώτερον ἡμῖν συνεργοῦσι κατὰ τὴν αὐτῶν ἐξουσίαν, ἀλλὰ κατὰ τὴν τοῦ κελεύοντος ἰσχὺν ὑπουργεῖν, ᾧ καλῶς ἔχει μόνῳ τὴν…
Περὶ δὲ τῆς εὐχαριστίας, οὕτως εὐχαριστήσατε:
ὄντως ἐν τῇ ἰδίᾳ ἐγεγόνειν, ἄνευ γὰρ ταύτης οὐθέν ἐστιν. γράφειν δέ σοι μεγάλας εὐχαριστίας παρετέον· δεῖ γὰρ τοῖς μὴ φίλοις οὖσι διὰ λόγων εὐχαριστεῖν. πείθομαι δὲ ὅτι ἐν
Ἴσιδι Δήμητρι θεᾶι μεγίστηι Αὐρήλιος Ὀφελλιανὸς ἄρξας προστάτης ἅμα συμβίωι καὶ τέκνοις εὐχαριστίαν ἕνεκεν ἀνέθηκαν ἐπ’ ἀγαθῶι
καὶ θεοφιλεστάτῳ καὶ ἐναρέτῳ Παφνουθίῳ Ἀννιανὸς ἐν κυρίῳ χαίρειν. μετὰ πολλῆς χαρᾶς καὶ μεγίστης εὐχαριστίας τὰ παρὰ σοῦ γράμματα ἐδεξάμην ἐν οἷς … … των με … ων τῶν