Acts 14:1:5Acts.14.1.W5TAB
κατὰ
kata
“according to”
- Transliteration
- ka-TA
- Extended
- kah-TAH
- IPA
- /kaˈta/
Meaning by language
- English
- according to
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-TA
- sentence
e-GE-ne-to de en i-ko-NI-ō ka-TA to au-TO ei-sel-THEIN au-TOUS eis tēn sy-na-gō-GĒN tōn i-ou-da-I-ōn kai la-LÊ-sai HOU-tōs HŌ-ste pi-STEÛ-sai i-ou-da-I-ōn te kai hel-LĒ-nōn po-LY PLÊ-thos
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase en Ikoniō {ἐν Ἰκονίῳ | en Ikoníō} sets the location, while the idiom kata to auto {κατὰ τὸ αὐτό | katá tò autó} conveys that the missionaries acted concurrently.
Root and etymology
katabainokappa–alpha–tau–alpha–beta–alpha–iota–nu–omega
“to go down, descend”
In context — Acts 14:1
In Iconium they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews , and they spoke in such a way that a great multitude of both Jews and Greeks came to believe .
About this coordinate
Acts 14:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 14:1, so the Greek word κατὰ (kata) 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.14.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.14.1.W5.S1) and character.