Acts 14:12:14Acts.14.12.W14TAB
ἡγούμενος
hêgoumenos
“leading”
- Transliteration
- hê-GOU-me-nos
- Extended
- hay-GOO-meh-nohs
- IPA
- /hɛːˈguː.me.nos/
Meaning by language
- English
- leading
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
hê-GOU-me-nos
- sentence
e-KA-loun te ton bar-na-BAN di-A ton de PAU-lon her-MÊN e-pei-DÊ au-TOS ÊN ho hê-GOU-me-nos tou LO-gou
Exegesis
The verb en {ἦν | ên} links the subject to the predicate nominative phrase ho hegoumenos tou logou {ὁ ἡγούμενος τοῦ λόγου | ho hēgoúmenos tou lógou}, in which the participle hegoumenos {ἡγούμενος | hēgoúmenos} operates as a substantive “the one leading” or “the leader,” modified by the genitive tou logou {τοῦ λόγου | toû lógou} ‘of the word, of the speech,’ specifying leadership in the sphere of public speaking. This genitive is best taken as an objective or descriptive genitive, indicating that Paul led with respect to the spoken message. In translation, the Greek participial structure is rendered as a finite copula plus a noun phrase (“was the one leading the word” / “was the main speaker”) to maintain clarity and natural English flow, while preserving the causal relationship introduced by epeide.
Root and etymology
hegeomaieta–gamma–epsilon–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to lead, guide, consider”
In context — Acts 14:12
They were calling Barnabas Zeus and Paul Hermes , because he was the one leading the word .
About this coordinate
Acts 14:12:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Acts 14:12, so the Greek word ἡγούμενος (hêgoumenos) 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.14.12.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.14.12.W14.S1) and character.