Acts 22:29

29Immediatelyεὐθέωςthereforeοὖνdepartedἀπέστησανfromἀπ’himαὐτοῦthoseοἱbeing aboutμέλλοντεςhimαὐτὸνto examineἀνετάζειν·andκαὶtheὁcommanderχιλίαρχοςalsoδὲwas afraidἐφοβήθηhaving ascertainedἐπιγνοὺςthatὅτιa RomanῬωμαῖόςhe isἐστινandκαὶbecauseὅτιhimαὐτὸνhe hadἦνboundδεδεκώς.

So immediately those being about to examine him departed from him, and the commander also was afraid, having ascertained that he is a Roman, and because he had bound him.

Vocab difficulty

43.4

Rare words

  • ἀνετάζειν

    ἀνετάζω

    I examine (a person on trial, a witness) judicially (frequently by the aid of torture).