Matendo Ya Mitume 18:17
Ndipo wote wakamkamata Sosthene kiongozi wa sinagogi, wakampiga mbele ya mahakama, lakini Galio hakujali kitendo chao hata kidogo.This verse in the real world
In what words
- ΣωσθένηςSōsthénēsof safe strength; Sosthenes, a Christian
- ΓαλλίωνGallíōnGallion (i.e. Gallio), a Roman officer
- ἀρχισυνάγωγοςarchisynágōgosdirector of the synagogue services
- μέλωmélōto be of interest to, i.e. to concern (only third person singular present indicative used
- βῆμαbēmaa step, i.e. foot-breath; by implication, a rostrum, i.e. a tribunal
- τύπτωtýptōto "thump", i.e. cudgel or pummel (properly, with a stick or bastinado), but in any case b
- ἐπιλαμβάνομαιepilambánomaito seize (for help, injury, attainment, or any other purpose; literally or figuratively)
- ἝλληνHéllēna Hellen (Grecian) or inhabitant of Hellas; by extension a Greek-speaking person, especial
+5 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
What's left of it
- The Gallio Inscription — the clock of Paul's lifeFixed dateA named Roman official in Acts can be dated to within a year from a stone in Greece — which is why Paul's letters can be placed on a calendar at all.