Acts 13:8:14Acts.13.8.W14TAB
διαστρέψαι
diastrepsai
“to turn away”
- Transliteration
- di-a-STRE-psai
- Extended
- dee-ah-STREH-psai
- IPA
- /di.aˈstre.psai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to turn away
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
di-a-STRE-psai
- sentence
an-THI-sta-to de au-TOIS e-LY-mas ho MA-gos HOU-tōs gar me-ther-mê-NEU-e-tai to O-no-ma au-TOU dzê-TŌN di-a-STRE-psai ton an-THY-pa-ton a-PO tês PI-ste-ōs
Exegesis
This participle governs the infinitive diastrepsai {διαστρέψαι | diastrépsai}, which takes ton anthypaton {τὸν ἀνθύπατον | tòn anthýpaton} as its object, forming a purpose-like construction, “seeking to turn the proconsul aside.”
In context — Acts 13:8
But Elymas the magician was opposing them, for thus his name is interpreted, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith .
About this coordinate
Acts 13:8:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Acts 13:8, so the Greek word διαστρέψαι (diastrepsai) 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.13.8.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.8.W14.S1) and character.