Act 26:25 | RWP | e4.org | But speak forth ( αλλα αποφθεγγομα ). Verb for dignified and elevated discourse, a word from the literary Koine , not the vernacular. In N.T. only here and , which see. It occurs three times in Vettius Valens in a "mantic" sense. Paul was not ruffled by the rude and excited interruption of Festus, but speaks with perfect courtesy in his reply "words of truth and soberness." The old word σωφροσυνη (soundness of mind) from σωφρων (and that from σως and φρην ) is directly opposed to "madness" ( μανια ) and in N.T. occurs only here and .

‏ Acts 26:25

But speak forth ( αλλα αποφθεγγομα ). Verb for dignified and elevated discourse, a word from the literary Koine, not the vernacular. In N.T. only here and 2:4, 14 which see. It occurs three times in Vettius Valens in a "mantic" sense. Paul was not ruffled by the rude and excited interruption of Festus, but speaks with perfect courtesy in his reply "words of truth and soberness." The old word σωφροσυνη (soundness of mind) from σωφρων (and that from σως and φρην ) is directly opposed to "madness" ( μανια ) and in N.T. occurs only here and 1Ti 2:15.