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Acts 23:18

παραλαβών aor. act. part. (сопутств.) от παραλαμβάνω (G3880) брать,
ήγαγεν aor. ind. act. от άγ (G71) вести, приводить,
ψησίν praes. ind. act., см. Acts 23:5. Hist, praes.
προσκαλεσάμενος aor. med. part. (сопутств.), см. Acts 23:17. ήρώτησεν aor. ind. act. от έ ρωτάω (G2065) просить, молить,
άγαγείν aor. act. inf. от άγω. Inf. в косвенной речи передает содержание просьбы,
έχοντα pers. act. part., см. Acts 23:17. Adj. или причинное part. λαλήσαι aor. act. inf. от λαλέω (G2980) говорить. Эпэкз. inf.

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  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

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