Act 24:10 | RWP | e4.org | When the governor had beckoned to him ( νευσαντος αυτω του ηγεμονος ). Genitive absolute again with first aorist active participle of νευω , to give a nod, old word, in N.T. only here and . "The governor nodding to him." Forasmuch as I know ( επισταμενος ). Knowing, from επισταμα . That thou hast been of many years a judge ( εκ πολλων ετων οντα σε κριτην ). The participle in indirect assertion after επισταμενος (Robertson, Grammar , p. 1041). Paul goes as far as he can in the way of a compliment. For seven years Felix has been governor, οντα being a sort of progressive present participle with εκ πολλων ετων (Robertson, Grammar , p. 892). Cheerfully ( ευθυμως ). Old adverb from ευθυμος ( ευ and θυμος , good spirit), here only in N.T. Make my defence ( απολογουμα ). Old and regular word for this idea as in which see.

‏ Acts 24:10

When the governor had beckoned to him ( νευσαντος αυτω του ηγεμονος ). Genitive absolute again with first aorist active participle of νευω, to give a nod, old word, in N.T. only here and Joh 13:24. "The governor nodding to him."

Forasmuch as I know ( επισταμενος ). Knowing, from επισταμα.

That thou hast been of many years a judge ( εκ πολλων ετων οντα σε κριτην ). The participle in indirect assertion after επισταμενος (Robertson, Grammar, p. 1041). Paul goes as far as he can in the way of a compliment. For seven years Felix has been governor, οντα being a sort of progressive present participle with εκ πολλων ετων (Robertson, Grammar, p. 892).

Cheerfully ( ευθυμως ). Old adverb from ευθυμος ( ευ and θυμος, good spirit), here only in N.T.

Make my defence ( απολογουμα ). Old and regular word for this idea as in Lu 21:14 which see.