Acts 13:21:3Acts.13.21.W3TAB
βασιλέα
basilea
“a king”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LE-a
- Extended
- bah-sih-LEH-ah
- IPA
- /ba.siˈle.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- a king
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
ba-si-LE-a
- sentence
ka-KEI-then êi-TÊ-san-to ba-si-LE-a kai E-dō-ken au-TOIS ho the-OS ton sa-OUL hy-ON KIS AN-dra ek phy-LÊS be-ni-a-MIN E-tê tes-se-RA-kon-ta
Exegesis
The subject of ēitēsanto is implicit in the verb ending (third person plural), contextually referring to Israel, while basilea {βασιλέα | basiléa} ‘a king’ functions as its direct object.
In context — Acts 13:21
And from there they requested a king, and God gave them Saul the son of Kish, a man from the tribe of Benjamin, for forty years .
About this coordinate
Acts 13:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 13:21, so the Greek word βασιλέα (basilea) 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.13.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.21.W3.S1) and character.