Acts 13:47:3Acts.13.47.W3TAB
ἐντέταλται
entetaltai
“has commanded”
- Transliteration
- en-TE-tal-tai
- Extended
- ehn-TEH-tahl-tai
- IPA
- /enˈte.tal.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- has commanded
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
en-TE-tal-tai
- sentence
HOU-tōs gar en-TE-tal-tai hê-MEEN ho KY-ree-os TE-thei-KA se eis PHŌS eth-NŌN tou EI-nai se eis sō-tê-RI-an HE-ōs es-KHA-tou tês gês
Exegesis
The perfect middle or passive verb entetaltai {ἐντέταλται | entétaltai} “has commanded” portrays the Lord’s directive as a standing, completed mandate whose effects continue.
In context — Acts 13:47
For thus the Lord has commanded us: “I have set you as a light for the nations, so that you may be for salvation to the end of the earth.”
About this coordinate
Acts 13:47:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 13:47, so the Greek word ἐντέταλται (entetaltai) 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.13.47.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.47.W3.S1) and character.