Acts 13:22:18Acts.13.22.W18TAB
Ἰεσσαί
iesaai
“Jesse”
- Transliteration
- ie-sa-AI
- Extended
- ee-eh-sah-AI
- IPA
- /ie.saˈai/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jesse
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ie-sa-AI
- sentence
KAI me-ta-STÊ-sas au-TON Ê-gei-ren ton da-UID au-TOIS eis ba-si-LE-a HÔ KAI EI-pen mar-ty-RÊ-sas HEU-ron da-UID ton tou ie-sa-AI AN-dra ka-TA tên kar-di-A N mou hos poi-Ê-sei PAN-ta ta the-LÊ-ma-TA mou
Exegesis
The accusative phrase ton tou Iessai andra {τὸν τοῦ Ἰεσσαί ἄνδρα | tón tou Iessaí ándra} “the man of Jesse” is appositional, identifying David by his lineage.
In context — Acts 13:22
And after removing him, He raised up David for them as king, to whom He also said, after bearing witness, “I have found David, the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart , who will do all My will.”
About this coordinate
Acts 13:22:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Acts 13:22, so the Greek word Ἰεσσαί (iesaai) 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.13.22.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.22.W18.S1) and character.