Acts 13:22:20Acts.13.22.W20TAB
κατὰ
kata
“according to”
- Transliteration
- ka-TA
- Extended
- kah-TAH
- IPA
- /kaˈta/
Meaning by language
- English
- according to
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
ka-TA
- 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 expression kata ten kardian mou {κατὰ τὴν καρδίαν μου | katà tḕn kardían mou} “according to My heart” uses kata with the accusative to denote conformity or alignment with God’s inner purposes.
Root and etymology
angellōalpha–gamma–gamma–epsilon–lambda–lambda–omega
“to announce, report”
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 13:22:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Acts 13:22, so the Greek word κατὰ (kata) 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.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.22.W20.S1) and character.