Act 28:19 | RWP | e4.org | When the Jews spake against it ( αντιλεγοντων των Ιουδαιων ). Genitive absolute again, αντιλεγοντων ( αντιλεγω ) common verb for speaking against as in . Clementer dicit (Bengel). "The word is a mild one to describe the bitter enmity of the Jews" (Knowling). I was constrained ( ηναγκασθην ). "I was compelled," first aorist passive indicative of αναγκαζω , the very word used of Paul's efforts to get the Christians to blaspheme ( ) which see. Paul was compelled to appeal to Caesar (see , for this phrase), unless Paul was willing to be the victim of Jewish hate when he had done no wrong. Not that I had aught to accuse my nation of ( ουχ ως του εθνους μου εχων τ κατηγορειν ). This use of ως with a participle ( εχων ) is common in Greek for the alleged reason. The genitive case with the infinitive κατηγορειν is regular. Paul says εθνος instead of λαος as in ; .

‏ Acts 28:19

When the Jews spake against it ( αντιλεγοντων των Ιουδαιων ). Genitive absolute again, αντιλεγοντων ( αντιλεγω ) common verb for speaking against as in 13:45. Clementer dicit (Bengel). "The word is a mild one to describe the bitter enmity of the Jews" (Knowling).

I was constrained ( ηναγκασθην ). "I was compelled," first aorist passive indicative of αναγκαζω, the very word used of Paul's efforts to get the Christians to blaspheme (26:11) which see. Paul was compelled to appeal to Caesar (see 25:11, 12 for this phrase), unless Paul was willing to be the victim of Jewish hate when he had done no wrong.

Not that I had aught to accuse my nation of ( ουχ ως του εθνους μου εχων τ κατηγορειν ). This use of ως with a participle ( εχων ) is common in Greek for the alleged reason. The genitive case with the infinitive κατηγορειν is regular. Paul says εθνος instead of λαος as in 24:17; 26:4.