Acts 13:20:10Acts.13.20.W10TAB
κριτὰς
kritas
“judges”
- Transliteration
- kri-TAS
- Extended
- krih-TAHS
- IPA
- /kriˈtas/
Meaning by language
- English
- judges
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
kri-TAS
- sentence
hōs E-te-si te-tra-ko-SI-ois KAI pen-TE-khon-ta KAI me-TA TAU-ta E-dō-ken kri-TAS HE-ōs sa-mou-EL tou pro-PHÊ-tou
Exegesis
The main verb edoken {ἔδωκεν | édōken} ‘he gave’ with its object kritas {κριτὰς | kritàs} ‘judges’ presents leadership as a divine gift.
In context — Acts 13:20
For about four hundred and fifty years and after these things He gave judges until Samuel the prophet
About this coordinate
Acts 13:20:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 13:20, so the Greek word κριτὰς (kritas) 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.13.20.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.20.W10.S1) and character.