Acts 13:25:16Acts.13.25.W16TAB
ἰδοὺ
idou
“behold”
- Transliteration
- i-DOU
- Extended
- ih-DOO
- IPA
- /iˈduː/
Meaning by language
- English
- behold
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Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
i-DOU
- sentence
hôs de e-PLÊ-rou i-ô-AN-nēs ton DRO-mon E-le-gen TEE e-ME hy-po-no-EI-te EI-nai ouk ei-MI e-GÔ al i-DOU ER-khe-tai met e-ME hou ouk ei-MI AX-i-os to hy-PO-dē-ma tôn po-DÔN LY-sai
Exegesis
The adversative all idou {ἀλλʼ ἰδοὺ | all i-doú} shifts from denial to announcement, drawing attention to the succeeding clause erchetai met eme {ἔρχεται μετʼ ἐμὲ | ér-khe-tai met e-mé}, “there is One coming after me,” where the present erchetai functions as a futuristic present stressing the certainty of the coming One.
In context — Acts 13:25
And as John was completing his course , he was saying, “What do you suppose me to be? I am not he, but behold, One is coming after me, the sandal of whose feet I am not worthy to loosen.”
About this coordinate
Acts 13:25:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Acts 13:25, so the Greek word ἰδοὺ (idou) 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.13.25.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.25.W16.S1) and character.