Acts 15:16:3Acts.15.16.W3TAB
ἀναστρέψω
anastrepsō
“I will return”
- Transliteration
- a-na-STRE-psō
- Extended
- ah-nah-STREH-psô
- IPA
- /a.naˈstre.p.sɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will return
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
a-na-STRE-psō
- 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
The first person future indicative anastrepso {ἀναστρέψω | a-na-STRÉ-psō} ‘I will return’ introduces a direct divine declaration, followed by the coordinated verb anoikodomeso {ἀνοικοδομήσω | a-noi-ko-do-MÉ-sō} ‘I will rebuild’, creating a chain of prophetic commitments.
Root and etymology
anastrephōalpha–nu–alpha–sigma–tau–rho–epsilon–phi–omega
“to turn back, return”
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 15:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 15:16, so the Greek word ἀναστρέψω (anastrepsō) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.16.W3.S1) and character.