Act 25:24 | RWP | e4.org | Which are here present with us ( ο συνπαροντες ημιν ). Present articular participle of συνπαρειμ (only here in N.T.) with associative instrumental case ημιν . Made suit to me ( ενετυχον μο ). Second aorist active indicative of εντυγχανω , old verb to fall in with a person, to go to meet for consultation or supplication as here. Common in old Greek and Koine . Cf. , . See εντευξις (petition) . Papyri give many examples of the technical sense of εντευξις as petition (Deissmann, Bible Studies , p. 121). Some MSS. have plural here ενετυχον rather than the singular ενετυχεν . Crying ( βοωντες ). Yelling and demanding with loud voices. That he ought not to live any longer ( μη δειν αυτον ζηιν μηκετ ). Indirect command (demand) with the infinitive δειν for δε (it is necessary). The double negative ( μη--μηκετ ) with ζηιν intensifies the demand.

‏ Acts 25:24

Which are here present with us ( ο συνπαροντες ημιν ). Present articular participle of συνπαρειμ (only here in N.T.) with associative instrumental case ημιν.

Made suit to me ( ενετυχον μο ). Second aorist active indicative of εντυγχανω, old verb to fall in with a person, to go to meet for consultation or supplication as here. Common in old Greek and Koine. Cf. Ro 8:27, 34. See εντευξις (petition) 1Ti 2:1. Papyri give many examples of the technical sense of εντευξις as petition (Deissmann, Bible Studies, p. 121). Some MSS. have plural here ενετυχον rather than the singular ενετυχεν.

Crying ( βοωντες ). Yelling and demanding with loud voices.

That he ought not to live any longer ( μη δειν αυτον ζηιν μηκετ ). Indirect command (demand) with the infinitive δειν for δε (it is necessary). The double negative ( μη--μηκετ ) with ζηιν intensifies the demand.