Acts 15:2:17Acts.15.2.W17TAB
Παῦλον
paulon
“Paul”
- Transliteration
- PAU-lon
- Extended
- PAU-lohn
- IPA
- /ˈpau.lon/
Meaning by language
- English
- Paul
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
PAU-lon
- sentence
ge-no-ME-nês de STA-se-ōs KAI dzê-TE-se-ōs ouk o-LI-gês tō PAU-lō KAI tō bar-na-BA pros au-TOUS E-ta-ksan a-na-BAI-nein PAU-lon KAI bar-na-BAN KAI ti-NAS AL-lous eks au-TÔN pros tous a-po-STO-lous KAI pres-by-TE-rous eis ie-rou-sa-LÊM pe-RI tou dzê-TE-ma-tos TOU-tou
Exegesis
The main finite verb etaxan {ἔταξαν | é-ta-xan} ‘they appointed’ governs the infinitive anabainein {ἀναβαίνειν | a-na-baí-nein} ‘to go up’, selecting Paulon, Barnaban, kai tinas allous {Παῦλον, Βαρναβᾶν, καὶ τινας ἄλλους | Paû-lon, Bar-na-bân, kaí tí-nas ál-lous} as its accusative objects.
In context — Acts 15:2
When significant dissension and debate broke out between Paul, Barnabas, and the others, the church appointed Paul, Barnabas, and some others from their group to go up to the apostles and the elders in Jerusalem concerning this matter .
About this coordinate
Acts 15:2:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Acts 15:2, so the Greek word Παῦλον (paulon) 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.15.2.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.2.W17.S1) and character.