Acts 22:5
5asὡςalsoκαὶtheὁhigh priestἀρχιερεὺςbears witnessμαρτυρεῖto meμοιandκαὶallπᾶνtheτὸelderhoodπρεσβυτέριον·fromπαρ’whomὧνalsoκαὶlettersἐπιστολὰςhaving receivedδεξάμενοςtoπρὸςtheτοὺςbrothersἀδελφοὺςtoεἰςDamascusΔαμασκὸνI was on my wayἐπορευόμηνto bringἄξωνalsoκαὶthoseτοὺςthereἐκεῖσεbeingὄνταςboundδεδεμένουςtoεἰςJerusalemἸερουσαλὴμin order thatἵναthey might be punishedτιμωρηθῶσιν.
as also the high priest—and all the elderhood—testifies to me, from whom also having received letters to the brothers, I was going to Damascus to bring also those being there bound to Jerusalem so that they might be punished.
Vocab difficulty
Rare words
πρεσβυτέριον
πρεσβυτέριον
an assembly of elders, the Sanhedrin, officers of the church assembly, presbytery.
ἐκεῖσε
ἐκεῖσε
thither, there, at that place.
τιμωρηθῶσιν
τιμωρέω
I punish, avenge myself on.