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

53.7

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.