Acts 7 verse 1

Acts 7 verse 1

Then said the high priest, Are these things so?    (KJV)

And the high priest said, Tell me if, then, you thus hold these things?    (IB)

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Retranslation: The high priest, holding power and rule over all the Jews, commanded  Stephen to answer the fraudulent charges:

 “Jesus, the Christian, this one, will destroy this place,” and

 “Jesus, the Christian, shall change the customs which Moses delivered to us.”

Tell me, Stephen, do you draw these conclusions? Do you hold these things true? Do you follow in this way? 

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said 2036 epo, a primary verb (used only in the definite past tense, the others being borrowed from 2046, 4483 and 5346); to speak or say (by word or writing):-----answer, bring word, call, grant, say (on), speak, tell, command, bid. Compare 3004.

high priest 749 archiereus, from 746 and 2409; the high-priest (literally of the Jews, typically Christ); by extension a chief priest:---chief (high) priest, chief of the priests.

746 arche, from 756; (properly abstract) a commencement, or (concrete) chief (in various applications of order, time, place or rank):----beginning, (at the, the) first (estate), magistrate, power, principality, principle, rule, corner.

756 archomai, middle of 757 (through the implication of precedence); to commence (in order of time):-----begin, (rehearse from the) beginning.

757 archo, a primary verb; to be first (in political rank or power):----reign (rule) over.

2409 hiereus, from 2413; a priest (lit. or fig.):-----(high) priest.

2413 hieros, of uncertain affinity; sacred:-----holy.

if 1487 ei, a primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.

then 686 ara, probably from 142 (through the idea of drawing a conclusion); a particle denoting an inference more of less decisive (as follows). Often used in connection with other particles, especially 1065 or 3767 (after) or 1487 (before). Compare also 687:----haply, (what) manner of (man), no doubt, perhaps, so be, then, therefore, truly, wherefore.

these things 5023 tauta, nominative or accusative neuter plural of 3778; these things:----these, those, that, this, then, so, such, the same, him, hereafter, follow, afterward, thus.

thus 3779 houto or (before a vowel) houtos adverb from 3778; in this way (referring to what precedes or follows):---after that, thus, so (in like manner), on this fashion, on this wise, likewise, like, for all that, after (in) this manner, as, even (so), no more, what.

hold 2192 echo, including the alternate form scheo (used in certain tenses only); a primary verb; to hold (used in very various applications, literal or figurative, direct or remote; such as possession, ability, contiguity, relation or condition):----be (able, hold, possessed with), accompany, begin to amend, can, cannot, conceive, count, diseased, do, eat, enjoy, fear, following, have, hold, keep, lack, go to law, lie, must needs, of necessity, need, next, recover, reign, rest, return, sick, take for, tremble, uncircumcised, use.