Acts 13:46:1Acts.13.46.W1TAB
παρρησιασάμενοί
parrhēsiasamenoi
“having spoken boldly”
- Transliteration
- par-rhē-si-a-SA-me-noi
- Extended
- pahr-rhêh-sih-ah-SAHS-meh-noi
- IPA
- /par.rɛː.si.aˈsa.me.noi/
Meaning by language
- English
- having spoken boldly
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
par-rhē-si-a-SA-me-noi
- sentence
par-rhē-si-a-SA-me-noi te ho PAU-los KAI ho bar-na-BAS EI-pan hy-MEEN EEN a-nan-KAI-on PRO-ton la-lē-THÊ-nai ton LO-gon tou the-OU e-pei-DÊ a-pō-THEI-sthe au-TON KAI ouk a-KSI-ous KRI-ne-te he-au-TOUS tês ai-ō-NI-ou zō-ÊS i-DOU stre-PHO-me-tha eis ta E-thnē
Exegesis
The sentence begins with the circumstantial aorist middle participle parresiasamenoi {παρρησιασάμενοι | parrēsiasámenoi} ‘having spoken boldly’, which sets the backdrop of courageous proclamation prior to the main action.
Root and etymology
parrēsiazomaipi–alpha–rho–rho–eta–sigma–iota–alpha–zeta–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to speak freely, act boldly”
In context — Acts 13:46
And after Paul and Barnabas had spoken boldly, they said, “It was necessary for the word of God to be spoken to you first. But since you are rejecting it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.”
About this coordinate
Acts 13:46:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 13:46, so the Greek word παρρησιασάμενοί (parrhēsiasamenoi) 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.13.46.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.46.W1.S1) and character.