Acts 13:44:10Acts.13.44.W10TAB
ἀκοῦσαι
akousai
“to hear”
- Transliteration
- a-KOU-sai
- Extended
- ah-KOO-sai
- IPA
- /aˈkuː.sai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to hear
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-KOU-sai
- sentence
tôi de er-kho-ME-nō sab-BA-tō skhe-DON PA-sa hê PO-lis sy-NÊKH-thē a-KOU-sai ton LO-gon tou KY-ree-ou
Exegesis
The infinitive akousai {ἀκοῦσαι | a-koû-sai} ‘to hear’ expresses purpose, forming an infinitival clause that explains why the city was gathered.
In context — Acts 13:44
But on the coming Sabbath , almost the whole city was gathered to hear the word of the Lord .
About this coordinate
Acts 13:44:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 13:44, so the Greek word ἀκοῦσαι (akousai) 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.13.44.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.44.W10.S1) and character.