Acts 13:19:2Acts.13.19.W2TAB
καθελὼν
kathelōn
“having torn down”
- Transliteration
- ka-the-LŌN
- Extended
- kah-theh-LOHN
- IPA
- /ka.tʰeˈlɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- having torn down
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ka-the-LŌN
- sentence
KAI ka-the-LŌN ETH-nē hep-TA en gê kha-NA-an ka-te-klē-ro-NO-mē-sen tēn gên au-TŌN
Exegesis
The aorist participle kathelon {καθελὼν | kathelṓn} ‘having destroyed’ is adverbial and temporal, indicating that the destruction of the nations precedes the main verbal action.
In context — Acts 13:19
And after He destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He gave their land to them as an inheritance .
About this coordinate
Acts 13:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 13:19, so the Greek word καθελὼν (kathelōn) 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.13.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.19.W2.S1) and character.