ἀναβολή
anabolē
G0311
G:N-F
Greek
delay
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anabole denotes the postponement that is explicitly disavowed before prompt judicial action in Acts 25:17.
The attested use denotes a postponement in a judicial setting: Acts 25:17 contrasts making none with sitting on the judgment seat the next day and ordering the man brought forward.
Senses in use
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Postponement of judicial action · dominant
In Acts 25:17, the accusative singular feminine form occurs in the statement that no postponement was made; the APB renders the clause, "I made no delay," before describing action on the next day.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Acts 25:17, the APB presents the clause as "I made no delay." This rendering confirms the verse's contrast with prompt action rather than isolating each word mechanically.