Acts 13:46:4Acts.13.46.W4TAB
Παῦλος
paulos
“Paul”
- Transliteration
- PAU-los
- Extended
- PAU-lohs
- IPA
- /ˈpau.los/
Meaning by language
- English
- Paul
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
PAU-los
- 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 particle te {τε | te} lightly links this statement with the preceding narrative, while the coordinated subjects ho Paulos kai ho Barnabas {ὁ Παῦλος καὶ ὁ Βαρναβᾶς | ho Paûlos kaì ho Barnabâs} present the missionary pair in a marked, nominative position before the verb.
Root and etymology
Pauluspe–alpha–upsilon–lambda–upsilon–sigma
“small, humble”
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 13:46:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 13:46, so the Greek word Παῦλος (paulos) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.46.W4.S1) and character.