Acts 13:23:8Acts.13.23.W8TAB
ἐπαγγελίαν
epanggeleea
“promise”
- Transliteration
- e-pa-ngge-LEE-a
- Extended
- eh-pah-nggeh-LEE-ah(n)
- IPA
- /e.paŋ.geˈli.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- promise
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-pa-ngge-LEE-a
- sentence
TOU-tou ho the-OS a-PO tou SPER-ma-tos kat e-pa-ngge-LEE-a Ê-ga-gen tôi is-ra-ÊL sô-TÊ-ra ee-ay-SOON
Exegesis
The phrase kat’ epaggelian {κατʼ ἐπαγγελίαν | kat e-pang-ge-lí-an} “according to promise” expresses conformity to a prior divine commitment, giving the sentence a fulfillment-of-promise frame.
Root and etymology
epaggellomaiepsilon–pi–alpha–gamma–gamma–epsilon–lambda–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to promise, to declare”
In context — Acts 13:23
From the offspring of this man, God brought to Israel a Savior , Jesus, according to His promise.
About this coordinate
Acts 13:23:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 13:23, so the Greek word ἐπαγγελίαν (epanggeleea) 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.13.23.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.23.W8.S1) and character.