Acts 14:9:5Acts.14.9.W5TAB
λαλοῦντος
lalountos
“speaking”
- Transliteration
- la-LOUN-tos
- Extended
- lah-LOO(N)-tohs
- IPA
- /laˈluːn.tos/
Meaning by language
- English
- speaking
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-LOUN-tos
- sentence
HOU-tos Ê-kou-sen TOU PAU-lou la-LOUN-tos HOS a-te-NEE-sas au-TOI kai i-DÔN HO-ti E-khei PI-stin TOU sô-THÊ-nai
Exegesis
The genitive construction tou Paulou lalountos {τοῦ Παύλου λαλοῦντος | toû Paú-lou la-loûn-tos} functions as a genitive absolute, giving the circumstance “while Paul was speaking” that frames the man’s hearing.
In context — Acts 14:9
This man listened to Paul speaking, who, having fixed his gaze on him and seeing that he had faith to be healed,
About this coordinate
Acts 14:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 14:9, so the Greek word λαλοῦντος (lalountos) 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.14.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.14.9.W5.S1) and character.