Acts 13:11:28Acts.13.11.W28TAB
χειραγωγούς
kheiragōgous
“hand-guides”
- Transliteration
- khei-ra-gō-GOUS
- Extended
- kheir-ah-goh-GOOS
- IPA
- /kʰei.ra.gɔːˈguːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- hand-guides
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
khei-ra-gō-GOUS
- sentence
KAI NYN i-DOU KHEIR ky-REE-ou e-PI SE KAI E-sê ty-PHLOS MÊ BLE-pōn ton HÊ-li-on A-khri kai-ROU pa-ra-KHRÊ-ma de E-pe-sen ep au-TON a-KHLYS KAI SKO-tos KAI pe-ri-A-gōn e-DZÊ-tei khei-ra-gō-GOUS
Exegesis
The object kheiragōgous {χειραγωγούς | kheiragōgoús} specifies what he sought: “guides by the hand,” underscoring the total loss of independence resulting from the judgment. The sequence of future declaration followed by immédiate aorist fulfillment, framed by participles, tightly links the apostolic pronouncement with its execution and emphasizes the authoritative, judicial character of the Lord’s action.
Root and etymology
cheirchi–epsilon–iota–rho
“hand, agency, power”
In context — Acts 13:11
And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun until a season. Immediately, then, mist and darkness fell upon him, and going about, he was seeking those to lead him by the hand.
About this coordinate
Acts 13:11:28 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 28 of Acts 13:11, so the Greek word χειραγωγούς (kheiragōgous) 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.13.11.W28, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.11.W28.S1) and character.