Acts 22:25

25Asὡςhoweverδὲhe stretched forwardπροέτεινανhimαὐτὸνwith theτοῖςstrapsἱμᾶσινsaidεἶπενtoπρὸςtheτὸνstanding byἑστῶταcenturionἑκατόνταρχονὁPaulΠαῦλος·IfΕἰa manἄνθρωπονa RomanῬωμαῖονandκαὶuncondemnedἀκατάκριτονit is lawfulἔξεστινto youὑμῖνto flogμαστίζειν;

But as they stretched him forward with the straps, Paul said to the centurion standing by, “Is it lawful to you⁺ to flog a man [who is] a Roman and uncondemned?”

Vocab difficulty

70.4

Rare words

  • προέτειναν

    προτείνω

    I stretch out, tie up (for scourging), extend before.

  • ἱμᾶσιν

    ἱμάς

    a thong, strap, (a) for binding a man who is to be flogged, (b) for fastening a sandal or shoe.

  • ἀκατάκριτον

    ἀκατάκριτος

    uncondemned, not yet tried.

  • μαστίζειν

    μαστίζω

    I flog, scourge, whip.