Acts 13:42:9Acts.13.42.W9TAB
λαληθῆναι
lalēthênai
“to be spoken”
- Transliteration
- la-lē-THÊ-nai
- Extended
- lah-lee-THAY-nai
- IPA
- /la.lɛːˈtʰɛː.nai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to be spoken
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
la-lē-THÊ-nai
- sentence
ek-si-ON-tōn de au-TŌN pa-re-KA-loun eis to me-ta-KSY SAB-ba-ton la-lē-THÊ-nai au-TOIS ta HRÊ-ma-ta TAU-ta
Exegesis
The aorist passive infinitive lalethenai {λαληθῆναι | lalēthênai} “to be spoken” gives the content of the request in infinitival form, and the dative autois {αὐτοῖς | autoîs} “to them” marks the intended recipients of the renewed speaking.
In context — Acts 13:42
And as they were going out, they kept urging that these words be spoken to them on the next Sabbath .
About this coordinate
Acts 13:42:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 13:42, so the Greek word λαληθῆναι (lalēthênai) 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.13.42.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.42.W9.S1) and character.