Acts 15:13:11Acts.15.13.W11TAB
ἀκούσατέ
akousate
“listen”
- Transliteration
- a-KOU-sa-TE
- Extended
- ah-KOO-sah-TEH
- IPA
- /aˈkuː.saˈte/
Meaning by language
- English
- listen
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-KOU-sa-TE
- sentence
me-TA de to si-GÊ-sai au-TOUS a-pe-KRI-thê i-A-kō-bos LE-gōn AN-dres a-del-PHOI a-KOU-sa-TE mou
Exegesis
The aorist imperative akousate {ἀκούσατε | a-koú-sa-te} conveys a decisive command for focused hearing of what follows. The overall sentence structure moves from the completed hush of the audience to the authoritative response of James to the urgent call for attentive listening, guiding the choice of a temporally explicit clause for “when,” a nuanced verb “responded,” and a direct imperative “listen” in English.
Root and etymology
akouōalpha–kappa–omicron–upsilon–omega
“to hear, listen”
In context — Acts 15:13
When they had become silent, James responded, saying, “Men, brothers, listen to me.”
About this coordinate
Acts 15:13:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 15:13, so the Greek word ἀκούσατέ (akousate) 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.15.13.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.13.W11.S1) and character.