Acts 12:2:1Acts.12.2.W1TAB
ἀνεῖλεν
aneilen
“he killed”
- Transliteration
- a-NEI-len
- Extended
- ah-NEI-lehn
- IPA
- /aˈnei.len/
Meaning by language
- English
- he killed
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
a-NEI-len
- sentence
a-NEI-len de i-A-kō-bon ton a-del-PHON i-ō-AN-nou ma-KHAI-rē
Exegesis
The clause begins with the finite verb aneilen {ἀνεῖλεν | aneî-len} ‘killed’, aorist active indicative, which places the violent action in focus and implies a third person singular subject understood from the broader context (Herod Agrippa).
Root and etymology
anaireoalpha nu alpha iota rho epsilon omega
“to take up, do away with, kill”
In context — Acts 12:2
But he killed James , the brother of John, with a sword .
About this coordinate
Acts 12:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 12:2, so the Greek word ἀνεῖλεν (aneilen) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Acts.12.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.12.2.W1.S1) and character.