King James Version
Acts 6:13 in the King James Version says “And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the...” — study this verse from Acts chapter 6 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:”
Acts 6:13 · KJV
Then they suborned men, which said, We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God.
And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council,
And set up false witnesses, which said, This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:
For we have heard him say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us. customs: or, rites
And all that sat in the council, looking stedfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the face of an angel.
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“set up”
G2476to stand (transitively or intransitively), used in various applications (literally or figuratively)
“witnesses”
G3144a witness (literally (judicially) or figuratively (genitive case)); by analogy, a "martyr"
“which said”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“ceaseth”
G3973to stop (transitively or intransitively), i.e., restrain, quit, desist, come to an end
“words”
G4487an utterance (individually, collectively or specially),; by implication, a matter or topic (especially of narration, command or dispute); with a negat
“blasphemous”
G989scurrilious, i.e., calumnious (against men), or (specially) impious (against god)
“against”
G2596(prepositionally) down (in place or time), in varied relations (according to the case (genitive, dative or accusative) with which it is joined)
“place”
G5117a spot (general in space, but limited by occupancy; whereas g5561 is a large but participle locality), i.e., location (as a position, home, tract, etc
“holy”
G40sacred (physically, pure, morally blameless or religious, ceremonially, consecrated)
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“the law”
G3551law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of moses (including the volume); also of the gospel), or figurat
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