Acts 15:22:2Acts.15.22.W2TAB
ἔδοξεν
edoksen
“it seemed good”
- Transliteration
- E-dok-sen
- Extended
- EH-dohk-sehn
- IPA
- /ˈe.dok.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- it seemed good
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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E-dok-sen
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TO-te E-dok-sen tois a-po-STO-lois kai tois pres-by-TE-rois syn HO-lê tê ek-klê-SI-a ek-lek-sa-ME-nous AN-dras eks au-TÔN PEM-psai eis an-ti-O-khei-an syn tôi PAU-lôi kai bar-na-BÂ i-OU-dan ton ka-LOU-me-non bar-sa-bBÂN kai si-LÂN AN-dras hê-gou-ME-nous en tois a-del-PHOIS
Exegesis
The impersonal verb edoxe{ἔδοξε | é-dox-e} “it seemed good” introduces a formal resolution formula with dative participants tois apostolois{τοῖς ἀποστόλοις | toîs a-po-stó-lois}, tois presbyterois{τοῖς πρεσβυτέροις | toîs pres-byu-té-rois}, and tē ekklēsia{τῇ ἐκκλησίᾳ | tē ek-klē-sí-a} indicating group consensus.
Appositional details Ioudan ton kaloumenon Barsaban kai Silan{Ἰούδαν τὸν καλούμενον Βαρσαβᾶν καὶ Σιλᾶν | i-ú-dan tòn ka-lou-mé-non bar-sa-bā-n kaì sí-lān} identify Judas by his surname, while andras hegoumenous en tois adelphois{ἄνδρας ἡγουμένους ἐν τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς | án-dras hē-gou-mé-nous en toîs a-del-phó-is} describes these messengers as established leaders within the community. The translation preserves the formal decision formula, internal representation, and appositional structure that highlight the authority and unity underlying the mission.
Root and etymology
dokeodelta–omicron–kappa–epsilon–omega
“to seem, think”
In context — Acts 15:22
Then it seemed good to the apostles and the elders, together with the whole assembly, to choose men from among themselves and send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas, who was called Barsabbas, and Silas, leading men among the brothers.
About this coordinate
Acts 15:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 15:22, so the Greek word ἔδοξεν (edoksen) 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.15.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.22.W2.S1) and character.