Acts 13:36:10Acts.13.36.W10TAB
βουλῇ
boulêi
“purpose”
- Transliteration
- bou-LÊi
- Extended
- boo-LEH
- IPA
- /buˈlɛːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- purpose
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
bou-LÊi
- sentence
da-UID men gar i-DI-a ge-ne-AI hy-pê-re-TÊ-sas têi tou the-OU bou-LÊi e-koi-MÊ-thê kai pro-se-TÊ-thê pros tous pa-TÉ-ras au-TOU kai EI-den di-a-phtho-RÁN
Exegesis
The dative idíā geneâ {ἰδίᾳ γενεᾷ | idíā geneâ} ‘in his own generation’ defines the sphere of service, and the dative tē̂ tou theoû boulē {τῇ τοῦ θεοῦ βουλῇ | tē̂ tou theoû boulê} ‘purpose of God’ functions as a dative of standard emphasizing alignment with divine counsel.
Root and etymology
boul-beta–omicron–upsilon–lambda
“purpose, counsel, plan”
In context — Acts 13:36
For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, he fell asleep and was added to his fathers and saw corruption .
About this coordinate
Acts 13:36:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 13:36, so the Greek word βουλῇ (boulêi) 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.13.36.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.36.W10.S1) and character.