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Acts 16

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acts.16.ac16UnlawfulCustoms

ἔθη ἃ οὐκ ἔξεστιν ἡμῖν παραδέχεσθαι οὐδὲ ποιεῖν

TRANSLATIONmoderate confidence

What did the accusers allege about the missionaries’ customs?

Exesti marks what is legally permitted; the paired infinitives deny Romans permission either to accept or practice the customs.

Why this default

The paired infinitives distinguish accepting customs from practicing them, while Ῥωμαίοις grounds the accusation in Roman status. The default preserves both alleged prohibitions without validating the charge.

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Project defaultcustoms that are not lawful for us to accept or practice

Project default

Alternativepractices we are forbidden to receive or observe

Alternative

Alternativecustoms Roman law does not permit us to adopt or carry out

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