Acts 13:24:12Acts.13.24.W12TAB
λαῷ
laôi
“people”
- Transliteration
- la-ÔI
- Extended
- lah-OH-ee
- IPA
- /laˈɔːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- people
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
la-ÔI
- sentence
pro-kê-RYKS-an-tos i-ô-AN-nou pro pro-SÔ-pou tês ei-SO-dou au-TOU BAP-tis-ma me-ta-NOI-as pan-TI tôi la-ÔI is-ra-ÊL
Exegesis
The dative phrase panti tō laō Israēl {παντὶ τῷ λαῷ Ἰσραήλ | pantí tôi laō Israḗl} marks the beneficiaries, “to all the people of Israel,” with panti modifying laō and Israēl standing in apposition. In English, the temporal phrase “Before His coming” or “Before He came” is placed clause-initially to preserve the Greek emphasis on preparatory action, followed by the subject “John” and then the content of his proclamation, thus maintaining the discourse focus on John’s role as forerunner while keeping the sentence natural in English.
In context — Acts 13:24
Before His coming, John had proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
About this coordinate
Acts 13:24:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 13:24, so the Greek word λαῷ (laôi) 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.13.24.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.24.W12.S1) and character.