Acts 25:27
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
For it seems unreasonable to me to send on a prisoner without specifying the charges against him.

Young's Literal Translation
for it doth seem to me irrational, sending a prisoner, not also to signify the charges against him.’

King James Bible
For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not withal to signify the crimes [laid] against him.

Greek
For
γάρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

it seems
δοκεῖ (dokei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1380: A prolonged form of a primary verb, doko dok'-o of the same meaning; to think; by implication, to seem.

unreasonable
ἄλογον (alogon)
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 249: Without reason, irrational; contrary to reason, absurd. Irrational.

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

to send on
πέμποντα (pemponta)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3992: To send, transmit, permit to go, put forth.

a prisoner
δέσμιον (desmion)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1198: One bound, a prisoner. From desmon; a captive.

without
μὴ (mē)
Adverb
Strong's 3361: Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.

specifying
σημᾶναι (sēmanai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's 4591: To signify, indicate, give a sign, make known. From sema; to indicate.

the
τὰς (tas)
Article - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

charges
αἰτίας (aitias)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural
Strong's 156: From the same as aiteo; a cause, i.e. reason, crime.

against
κατ’ (kat’)
Preposition
Strong's 2596: A primary particle; down, in varied relations (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined).

him.”
αὐτοῦ (autou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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