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Acts 25:27

For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes laid against him.

KJV

ἄλογον γάρ μοι δοκεῖ πέμποντα δέσμιον μὴ καὶ τὰς κατ’ αὐτοῦ αἰτίας σημᾶναι.

Greek NT

Sine ratione enim mihi videtur mittere vinctum, et causas ejus non significare.

Vulgate

For it seemeth to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not withal to signify the charges against him.

ASV

For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner and not to signify the things laid to his charge.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αἰτία
aitia
noun · 20×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
δέσμιος
desmios
noun · 16×
δοκέω
dokeo
verb · 62×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κατά
kata
preposition · 470×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
πέμπω
pempo
verb · 79×
σημαίνω
semaino
verb · 6×
ἄλογος
alogos
adjective · 3×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
o
article · 19778×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • John 7:51 — Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?