KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews:”
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| KJV Verse | Original Greek | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Greek word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Greek word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “I think” | ἥγημαι | To lead, i.e., command (with official authority); figuratively, to deem, i.e., consider | think |
| “myself” | ἐμαυτὸν | Of myself so likewise the dative case ἐμαυτῷ, and accusative case ἐμαυτόν | myself |
| “happy,” | μακάριον | Supremely blest; by extension, fortunate, well off | happy |
| “king” | βασιλεῦ | A sovereign (abstractly, relatively, or figuratively) | king |
| “Agrippa,” | Ἀγρίππα | Wild-horse tamer; Agrippas, one of the Herods | Agrippa |
| “because I shall” | μέλλων | To intend, i.e., be about to be, do, or suffer something (of persons or things, especially events; in the sense of purpose, duty, necessity, probability, possibility, or hesitation) | because |
| “answer for myself” | ἀπολογεῖσθαι | To give an account (legal plea) of oneself, i.e., exculpate (self) | answer |
| “this day” | σήμερον | On the (i.e., this) day (or night current or just passed); generally, now (i.e., at present, hitherto) | day |
| “before” | ἐπὶ | Properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e., over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc | before |
| “thee” | σοῦ | Of thee, thy | thee |
| “touching” | Περὶ | Properly, through (all over), i.e., around; figuratively with respect to; used in various applications, of place, cause or time (with the genitive case denoting the subject or occasion or superlative point; with the accusative case the locality, circuit, matter, circumstance or general period) | touching |
| “all the things” | πάντων | All, any, every, the whole | all things |
| “whereof” | ὧν | The relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that | whereof |
| “I am accused” | ἐγκαλοῦμαι | To call in (as a debt or demand), i.e., bring to account (charge, criminate, etc.) | am accused |
| “of” | ὑπὸ | Under, i.e., (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither (underneath) or where (below) or time (when (at)) | of |
| “the Jews:” | Ἰουδαίων | Judaean, i.e., belonging to Jehudah | Jews |
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1 Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Then Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself:
2 I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself this day before thee touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews:
3 Especially because I know thee to be expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews: wherefore I beseech thee to hear me patiently.
4 My manner of life from my youth, which was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews;
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