Acts 15:16:13Acts.15.16.W13TAB
κατεσκαμμένα
kateskammena
“ruins”
- Transliteration
- ka-te-skam-ME-na
- Extended
- kah-teh-skahm-MEH-nah
- IPA
- /ka.te.skamˈme.na/
Meaning by language
- English
- ruins
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-te-skam-ME-na
- sentence
me-TA TAU-ta a-na-STRE-psō KAI a-noi-ko-do-MÊ-sō tēn skê-NÊN da-wid tēn pep-tō-ky-I-an KAI TA ka-te-skam-ME-na au-TÊS a-noi-ko-do-MÊ-sō KAI a-nor-THŌ-sō au-TÊN
Exegesis
After the conjunction kai {καί | kaí}, the noun phrase ta kateskammena autes {τὰ κατεσκαμμένα αὐτῆς | ta ka-te-skam-MÉ-na au-TĒS} ‘its destroyed parts’ features a perfect passive participle emphasizing lasting ruin.
In context — Acts 15:16
After these things I will return , and I will rebuild the tent of David that has fallen; I will rebuild its ruins, and I will raise it up.
About this coordinate
Acts 15:16:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Acts 15:16, so the Greek word κατεσκαμμένα (kateskammena) 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.15.16.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.16.W13.S1) and character.