King James Version
Acts 23:13 in the King James Version says “And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.” — study this verse from Acts chapter 23 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.”
Acts 23:13 · KJV
And the night following the Lord stood by him, and said, Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome.
And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together , and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. under a curse: or, with an oath of execration
And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy.
And they came to the chief priests and elders, and said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul.
Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain that he bring him down unto you to morrow, as though ye would enquire something more perfectly concerning him: and we, or ever he come near, are ready to kill him.
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“more than”
G4119more in quantity, number, or quality; also (in plural) the major portion
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