Acts 13:47:7Acts.13.47.W7TAB
Τέθεικά
tetheika
“I have set”
- Transliteration
- TE-thei-KA
- Extended
- TEH-thei-KAH
- IPA
- /ˈte.tʰei.ka/
Meaning by language
- English
- I have set
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
TE-thei-KA
- 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
Within the quotation, the perfect active Tetheika {Τέθεικά | Tétheika} “I have set” emphasizes a decisive appointment already established.
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 13:47:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 13:47, so the Greek word Τέθεικά (tetheika) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.47.W7.S1) and character.