Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Acts 25:21 - 25:21

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Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges - Acts 25:21 - 25:21


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21. τηρηθῆναι αὐτὸν εἰς τὴν τοῦ Σεβαστοῦ διάγνωσιν, to be kept for the decision of the emperor, τηρεῖσθαι is used above, Act 24:23, where the centurion was commanded to ‘keep’ Paul. He desired to be under the care of the Roman authorities until his case could be properly heard. Σεβαστός, the title given first to Octavianus, was afterwards conferred on his successors, and so came to mean ‘His Imperial Majesty,’ whoever might be on the throne. The present Σεβαστός was Nero. In the noun διάγνωσις we have a word which implies ‘thorough inquiry,’ which a final appeal was supposed always to receive.