KJV: For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me.
YLT: because of these things the Jews -- having caught me in the temple -- were endeavouring to kill me.
Darby: On account of these things the Jews, having seized me in the temple, attempted to lay hands on and destroy me.
ASV: For this cause the Jews seized me in the temple, and assayed to kill me.
| ἕνεκα | On account of |
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Parse: Preposition Root: εἵνεκεν Sense: on account of, for the sake of, for. |
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| τούτων | these things |
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Parse: Demonstrative Pronoun, Genitive Neuter Plural Root: οὗτος Sense: this. |
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| με | me |
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Parse: Personal / Possessive Pronoun, Accusative 1st Person Singular Root: ἐγώ Sense: I, me, my. |
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| Ἰουδαῖοι | the Jews |
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Parse: Adjective, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: Ἰουδαῖος Sense: Jewish, belonging to the Jewish race. |
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| συλλαβόμενοι | having seized |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Participle Middle, Nominative Masculine Plural Root: συλλαμβάνω Sense: to seize, take: one as prisoner. |
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| [ὄντα] | being |
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Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Accusative Masculine Singular Root: εἰμί Sense: to be, to exist, to happen, to be present. |
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| ἱερῷ | temple |
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Parse: Noun, Dative Neuter Singular Root: ἱερόν Sense: a sacred place, temple. |
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| ἐπειρῶντο | they were attempting |
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Parse: Verb, Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive, 3rd Person Plural Root: πειράω Sense: to make a trial of, to attempt. |
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| διαχειρίσασθαι | to kill |
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Parse: Verb, Aorist Infinitive Middle Root: διαχειρίζω Sense: to move by the use of the hands, take in hand, manage, administer, govern. |
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Greek Commentary for Acts 26:21
Conative imperfect middle of πειραω peiraō the old form of the later Koiné{[28928]}š πειραζω peirazō so common in the Koiné, but in N.T. here only. Some MSS. have it in Acts 9:26; Hebrews 4:15. The old verb διαχειριζω diacheirizō to take in hand, middle to lay hands on, to slay, occurs in N.T. only here and Acts 5:30 which see. [source]
Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Acts 26:21
Only here and Acts 26:21. To slay with one's own hands. [source]
First aorist middle indicative of διαχειριζομαι diacheirizomai old verb from δια dia and χειρ cheir (hand), to take in hand, manage, to lay hands on, manhandle, kill. In the N.T. only here and Acts 26:21. [source]
“Whole joy,” “unmixed joy,” as in Philemon 2:29. Not just “some joy” along with much grief.When (οταν hotan). “Whenever,” indefinite temporal conjunction.Ye fall into Second aorist active subjunctive (with the indefinite οταν hotan) from περιπιπτω peripiptō literally to fall around (into the midst of), to fall among as in Luke 10:30 ληισταις περιεπεσεν lēistais periepesen (he fell among robbers). Only other N.T. example of this old compound is in Acts 27:41. Thucydides uses it of falling into affliction. It is the picture of being surrounded Associative instrumental case. The English word temptation is Latin and originally meant trials whether good or bad, but the evil sense has monopolized the word in our modern English, though we still say “attempt.” The word πειρασμος peirasmos (from πειραζω peirazō late form for the old πειραω peiraō as in Acts 26:21, both in good sense as in John 6:6, and in bad sense as in Matthew 16:1) does not occur outside of the lxx and the N.T. except in Dioscorides (a.d. 100?) of experiments on diseases. “Trials” is clearly the meaning here, but the evil sense appears in James 1:12 (clearly in πειραζω peirazō in James 1:13) and so in Hebrews 3:8. Trials rightly faced are harmless, but wrongly met become temptations to evil. The adjective ποικιλος poikilos (manifold) is as old as Homer and means variegated, many coloured as in Matthew 4:24; 2 Timothy 3:6; Hebrews 2:4. In 1 Peter 1:6 we have this same phrase. It is a bold demand that James here makes. [source]
Second aorist active subjunctive (with the indefinite οταν hotan) from περιπιπτω peripiptō literally to fall around (into the midst of), to fall among as in Luke 10:30 ληισταις περιεπεσεν lēistais periepesen (he fell among robbers). Only other N.T. example of this old compound is in Acts 27:41. Thucydides uses it of falling into affliction. It is the picture of being surrounded Associative instrumental case. The English word temptation is Latin and originally meant trials whether good or bad, but the evil sense has monopolized the word in our modern English, though we still say “attempt.” The word πειρασμος peirasmos (from πειραζω peirazō late form for the old πειραω peiraō as in Acts 26:21, both in good sense as in John 6:6, and in bad sense as in Matthew 16:1) does not occur outside of the lxx and the N.T. except in Dioscorides (a.d. 100?) of experiments on diseases. “Trials” is clearly the meaning here, but the evil sense appears in James 1:12 (clearly in πειραζω peirazō in James 1:13) and so in Hebrews 3:8. Trials rightly faced are harmless, but wrongly met become temptations to evil. The adjective ποικιλος poikilos (manifold) is as old as Homer and means variegated, many coloured as in Matthew 4:24; 2 Timothy 3:6; Hebrews 2:4. In 1 Peter 1:6 we have this same phrase. It is a bold demand that James here makes. [source]
Associative instrumental case. The English word temptation is Latin and originally meant trials whether good or bad, but the evil sense has monopolized the word in our modern English, though we still say “attempt.” The word πειρασμος peirasmos (from πειραζω peirazō late form for the old πειραω peiraō as in Acts 26:21, both in good sense as in John 6:6, and in bad sense as in Matthew 16:1) does not occur outside of the lxx and the N.T. except in Dioscorides (a.d. 100?) of experiments on diseases. “Trials” is clearly the meaning here, but the evil sense appears in James 1:12 (clearly in πειραζω peirazō in James 1:13) and so in Hebrews 3:8. Trials rightly faced are harmless, but wrongly met become temptations to evil. The adjective ποικιλος poikilos (manifold) is as old as Homer and means variegated, many coloured as in Matthew 4:24; 2 Timothy 3:6; Hebrews 2:4. In 1 Peter 1:6 we have this same phrase. It is a bold demand that James here makes. [source]
Note article, the lust (James 1:14) which one has.When it hath conceived (συλλαβουσα sullabousa). Second aorist active participle of συλλαμβανω sullambanō old word to grasp together, in hostile sense (Acts 26:21), in friendly sense of help (Philemon 4:3), in technical sense of a woman taking a man‘s seed in conception (Luke 1:24), here also of lust (as a woman), “having conceived.” The will yields to lust and conception takes place.Beareth sin Present active indicative of τικτω tiktō to bring forth as a mother or fruit from seed, old verb, often in N.T., here only in James. Sin is the union of the will with lust. See Psalm 7:14 for this same metaphor.The sin (η αμαρτια hē hamartia). The article refers to αμαρτια hamartia just mentioned.When it is full-grown First aorist passive participle of αποτελεω apoteleō old compound verb with perfective use of απο apo in N.T. only here and Luke 13:32. It does not mean “full-grown” like τελειοω teleioō but rather completeness of parts or functions as opposed to rudimentary state (Hort) like the winged insect in contrast with the chrysalis or grub (Plato). The sin at birth is fully equipped for its career (Romans 6:6; Colossians 3:5).Bringeth forth death (αποκυει τανατον apokuei thanaton). Late compound (κυεω kueō to be pregnant, perfective use of απο apo) to give birth to, of animals and women, for normal birth (papyrus example) and abnormal birth (Hort). A medical word (Ropes) rather than a literary one like τικτω tiktō The child of lust is sin, of sin is death, powerful figure of abortion. The child is dead at birth. For death as the fruit of sin see Romans 6:21-23; Romans 8:6. “The birth of death follows of necessity when one sin is fully formed” (Hort). [source]
Second aorist active participle of συλλαμβανω sullambanō old word to grasp together, in hostile sense (Acts 26:21), in friendly sense of help (Philemon 4:3), in technical sense of a woman taking a man‘s seed in conception (Luke 1:24), here also of lust (as a woman), “having conceived.” The will yields to lust and conception takes place. [source]