Act 25:7 | NETfull | STEP | When he arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many serious charges that they were not able to prove.

Acts 25:7

7 When he arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, ^{▼▼ BDAG 801 s.v. περιίστημι 1.a has “περιέστησαν αὐτὸν οἱ ᾿Ιουδαῖοι the Judeans stood around him 25:7.”} bringing many serious ^{▼▼ Grk “many and serious.” The term βαρύς (barus) refers to weighty or serious charges (BDAG 167 s.v. 1).} charges that they were not able to prove. ^{▼▼ The term ἀποδείκνυμι (apodeiknumi) in a legal context refers to legal proof (4 Macc 1:8; BDAG 108 s.v. 3).}