Acts 13:28:7Acts.13.28.W7TAB
Πιλᾶτον
pilaton
“Pilate”
- Transliteration
- pi-LA-ton
- Extended
- pih-LAH-tohn
- IPA
- /piˈla.ton/
Meaning by language
- English
- Pilate
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| 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
pi-LA-ton
- sentence
KAI mê-de-MI-an ai-TI-an tha-NA-tou heu-RON-tes êi-TÊ-san-to pi-LA-ton a-nai-re-THÊ-nai au-TON
Exegesis
Pilaton {Πιλᾶτον | Pilâton} functions as the accusative object of the verb “requested,” the person to whom the petition is directed.
In context — Acts 13:28
And though they found no cause of death in Him , they requested Pilate that He be put to death.
About this coordinate
Acts 13:28:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 13:28, so the Greek word Πιλᾶτον (pilaton) 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.13.28.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.28.W7.S1) and character.