Acts 13:39:6Acts.13.39.W6TAB
δικαιοῦται
dikaioutai
“is justified”
- Transliteration
- di-kai-OU-tai
- Extended
- dih-kai-OO-tai
- IPA
- /di.kaiˈuː.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- is justified
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
di-kai-OU-tai
- sentence
en TOU-tō PAS ho pi-STEY-ōn di-kai-OU-tai
Exegesis
The verb dikaioūtai {δικαιοῦται | dikaioûtai} is a present passive indicative (“divine passive”), implying God as the unstated agent who declares believers righteous.
Root and etymology
dikaioōdelta–iota–kappa–alpha–iota–omicron–omega
“to declare righteous, to justify”
In context — Acts 13:39
In Him , everyone who believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified in the law of Moses.
About this coordinate
Acts 13:39:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 13:39, so the Greek word δικαιοῦται (dikaioutai) 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.13.39.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.39.W6.S1) and character.