Acts 13:27:20Acts.13.27.W20TAB
σάββατον
sabbaton
“Sabbath”
- Transliteration
- SA-bba-ton
- Extended
- SAH-bbah-tohn
- IPA
- /ˈsab.ba.ton/
Meaning by language
- English
- Sabbath
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
SA-bba-ton
- sentence
hoi gar ka-toi-KOUN-tes en i-e-rou-sa-LÊM kai hoi AR-khon-tes au-TÔN TOU-ton ag-no-Ê-san-tes kai tas phô-NAS tôn pro-phê-TÔN tas ka-TA PAN SA-bba-ton a-na-gi-nô-sko-ME-nas KRI-nan-tes e-PLÊ-rô-san
Exegesis
The prepositional expression κατὰ πᾶν σάββατον {κατὰ πᾶν σάββατον | katà pân sábbaton} uses κατά with the accusative to indicate distributive time, “every Sabbath.” Syntactically, κρίναντες is best taken as a participle of means, “by judging/condemning,” explaining how they “fulfilled” the prophetic words. Thus the flow is: subject (inhabitants and rulers) + causal participle (because they did not recognize) + specification of neglected prophetic voices + participle of means (by condemning Him) + main verb (they fulfilled), highlighting the paradox that their act of rejection accomplished what was foretold.
Root and etymology
sabbátōnsigma–alpha–beta–beta–alpha–tau–omicron–nu
“Sabbath, rest day”
In context — Acts 13:27
For those who dwell in Jerusalem and their rulers, not recognizing Him or the voices of the prophets that are read every Sabbath , by condemning Him they fulfilled them.
About this coordinate
Acts 13:27:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Acts 13:27, so the Greek word σάββατον (sabbaton) 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.13.27.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.27.W20.S1) and character.