Acts 13:40:9Acts.13.40.W9TAB
προφήταις
prophêtais
“prophets”
- Transliteration
- pro-PHÊ-tais
- Extended
- pro-PHÊ-tais
- IPA
- /proˈpʰɛː.tais/
Meaning by language
- English
- prophets
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
pro-PHÊ-tais
- sentence
BLE-pe-te OUN MÊ e-PEL-thêi to ei-rê-ME-non en TOIS pro-PHÊ-tais
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase en tois prophētais {ἐν τοῖς προφήταις | en toîs prophḗtais} indicates that this spoken thing is located “in the prophets,” referring to the prophetic writings, particularly the citation that follows from Habakkuk. Syntactically, the structure is: main imperative clause (blepete oun) followed by a negative clause of feared result (mē epelthē to eirēmenon en tois prophētais). In English, the formal rendering preserves the inferential and warning force with “Therefore, watch out, lest…,” while the dynamic version uses “So be careful, or…” to convey the same conditional threat in contemporary idiom. The perfect participle underscores that the prophetic word already stands written and authoritative, while the subjunctive highlights that its judgment may still yet overtake the hearers if they remain unresponsive.
Root and etymology
Rootpi–rho–omicron–phi–eta–mu–iota
“to speak forth, prophesy”
In context — Acts 13:40
Therefore, watch out , lest what has been spoken in the prophets should come upon you.
About this coordinate
Acts 13:40:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 13:40, so the Greek word προφήταις (prophêtais) 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.13.40.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.40.W9.S1) and character.