Acts 28:18
Strong's Lexicon
[They]
οἵτινες (hoitines)
Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3748: Whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.

examined
ἀνακρίναντές (anakrinantes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 350: From ana and krino; properly, to scrutinize, i.e. investigate, interrogate, determine.

me
με (me)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

[and] wanted
ἐβούλοντο (eboulonto)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1014: To will, intend, desire, wish. Middle voice of a primary verb; to 'will, ' i.e. be willing.

to release [me],
ἀπολῦσαι (apolysai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 630: From apo and luo; to free fully, i.e. relieve, release, dismiss, or let die, pardon or divorce.

because
διὰ (dia)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

there was
ὑπάρχειν (hyparchein)
Verb - Present Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 5225: To begin, am, exist, be in possession. From hupo and archomai; to begin under, i.e. Come into existence; expletively, to exist (verb).

no
μηδεμίαν (mēdemian)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3367: No one, none, nothing.

basis
αἰτίαν (aitian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 156: From the same as aiteo; a cause, i.e. reason, crime.

for a death sentence
θανάτου (thanatou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2288: Death, physical or spiritual. From thnesko; death.

against
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

me.
ἐμοί (emoi)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
They examined me and wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.

Young's Literal Translation
who, having examined me, were wishing to release [me], because of their being no cause of death in me,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
After they examined me, they wanted to release me, since I had not committed a capital offense.

New American Standard Bible
"And when they had examined me, they were willing to release me because there was no ground for putting me to death.

King James Bible
Who, when they had examined me, would have let [me] go, because there was no cause of death in me.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
They examined me and wanted to release me, because I was not guilty of any crime deserving death.

New Living Translation
The Romans tried me and wanted to release me, because they found no cause for the death sentence.

English Standard Version
When they had examined me, they wished to set me at liberty, because there was no reason for the death penalty in my case.

New American Standard Bible
"And when they had examined me, they were willing to release me because there was no ground for putting me to death.

King James Bible
Who, when they had examined me, would have let me go, because there was no cause of death in me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
After they examined me, they wanted to release me, since I had not committed a capital offense.

International Standard Version
They examined me and wanted to let me go because there was no reason for me to receive the death penalty in my case.

NET Bible
When they had heard my case, they wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.

American Standard Version
who, when they had examined me, desired to set me at liberty, because there was no cause of death in me.

English Revised Version
who, when they had examined me, desired to set me at liberty, because there was no cause of death in me.

Young's Literal Translation
who, having examined me, were wishing to release me, because of their being no cause of death in me,
















Cross References
Acts 22:24
The chief captain commanded him to be brought into the castle, and bade that he should be examined by scourging; that he might know wherefore they cried so against him.

Acts 23:29
Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds.

Acts 25:25
But when I found that he had committed nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him.

Acts 26:31
And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying, This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.

Acts 26:32
Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at liberty, if he had not appealed unto Caesar.

Acts 1:1
The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

Acts 28:17
And it came to pass, that after three days Paul called the chief of the Jews together: and when they were come together, he said unto them, Men and brethren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fathers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans.

Acts 28:16
And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered the prisoners to the captain of the guard: but Paul was suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept him.

Acts 28:15
And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.

Acts 28:19
But when the Jews spake against it, I was constrained to appeal unto Caesar; not that I had ought to accuse my nation of.

Acts 28:20
For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see you, and to speak with you: because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain.
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