Acts 15:25:12Acts.15.25.W12TAB
ἀγαπητοῖς
agapêtois
“beloved”
- Transliteration
- a-ga-pê-TOIS
- Extended
- ah-gah-pê-TOIS
- IPA
- /a.ga.pɛːˈtois/
Meaning by language
- English
- beloved
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
a-ga-pê-TOIS
- sentence
E-dok-sen hê-MEEN ge-no-ME-nois ho-mo-thy-ma-DON ek-lek-sa-ME-nous AN-dras PEMP-sai pros hy-MAS syn tois a-ga-pê-TOIS hê-MON bar-na-BA kai PAU-lō
Exegesis
The phrase pros hymas {πρὸς ὑμᾶς | pròs hy-mâs} identifies the recipients, while syn tois agapetois hēmōn Barnaba kai Paulō {σὺν τοῖς ἀγαπητοῖς ἡμῶν Βαρναβᾷ καὶ Παύλῳ | sún toîs a-ga-pē-toîs hē-môn Bar-na-bā̂ kaí Paú-lōi} specifies the accompanying coworkers, highlighting their valued partnership.
In context — Acts 15:25
It seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul.
About this coordinate
Acts 15:25:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 15:25, so the Greek word ἀγαπητοῖς (agapêtois) 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.15.25.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.25.W12.S1) and character.