Acts 26:21
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.

Young's Literal Translation
because of these things the Jews—having caught me in the temple—were endeavouring to kill [me].

King James Bible
For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill [me].

Greek
For this reason
ἕνεκα (heneka)
Preposition
Strong's 1752: Or heneken hen'-ek-en or heineken hi'-nek-en; of uncertain affinity; on account of.

the Jews
Ἰουδαῖοι (Ioudaioi)
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 2453: Jewish. From Iouda; Judaean, i.e. Belonging to Jehudah.

seized
συλλαβόμενοι (syllabomenoi)
Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's 4815: From sun and lambano; to clasp, i.e. Seize; specially, to conceive; by implication, to aid.

me
με (me)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular
Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

the
τῷ (tō)
Article - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

temple courts
ἱερῷ (hierō)
Noun - Dative Neuter Singular
Strong's 2411: Neuter of hieros; a sacred place, i.e. The entire precincts of the Temple.

[and] tried
ἐπειρῶντο (epeirōnto)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's 3987: Mid: I try, attempt, endeavor. From peira; to test, i.e. to attempt.

to kill [me].
διαχειρίσασθαι (diacheirisasthai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle
Strong's 1315: From dia and a derivative of cheir; to handle thoroughly, i.e. Lay violent hands upon.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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