Acts 25:21 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

reserved. kept. Greek. tereo.

hearing. examination. Greek. diagnosis. Only here. See note on Acts 23:15.

Augustus. Greek. Sebastos. The Greek word means "venerable", the same as the Latin augustus,. title first used by Octavianus, the adopted son of Julius Caesar, and his successor, and by the Emperors succeeding. Compare the title "Ahasuerus". App-57.

kept. Same as "reserved".

send. Greek. pempo. App-174., but the texts read anapempo. App-174.

Acts 25:21

21 But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearingc of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.