Acts 24:26
KJV:
He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.
BSB:
At the same time, he was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe. So he sent for Paul frequently and talked with him.
Greek:
ἅμα δὲ καὶ ἐλπίζων ὅτι χρήματα δοθήσεται αὐτῷ ὑπὸ τοῦ Παύλου ὅπως λύσῃ αὐτόν, διὸ καὶ πυκνότερον αὐτὸν μεταπεμπόμενος ὡμίλει αὐτῷ.¶
Topics:
BRIBERY • CIVIL SERVICE • COURT • COVETOUSNESS • FELIX • GOVERNMENT • JUDGE • READINGS, SELECT

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Translation Greek Transliteration [morphology] Texts
At the same time ἅμα hama ADV NKO
now δὲ de CONJ k
also καὶ kai CONJ NKO
he is hoping ἐλπίζων elpizōn V-PAP-NSM NKO
that ὅτι hoti CONJ NKO
riches χρήματα chrēmata N-NPN NKO
will be given δοθήσεται dothēsetai V-FPI-3S NKO
to him αὐτῷ autō P-DSM NKO
by ὑπὸ hupo PREP NKO
<the> τοῦ tou T-GSM NKO
Paul Παύλου Paulou N-GSM-P NKO
so that ὅπως hopōs CONJ K
may release λύσῃ lusē V-AAS-3S K
him 1 αὐτόν, auton P-ASM K
Therefore διὸ dio CONJ NKO
also καὶ kai CONJ NKO
often πυκνότερον puknoteron A-ASN-C NKO
him αὐτὸν auton P-ASM NKO
sending for μεταπεμπόμενος metapempomenos V-PMP-NSM NKO
he was talking ὡμίλει hōmilei V-IAI-3S NKO
with him. αὐτῷ.¶ autō P-DSM NKO

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  1. Extra Text (12-13): ὅπως λύσῃ αὐτόν, (hopōs lusē auton) 'so that may release him' is only in traditional manuscripts (TR+Byz) ↩