Acts 15:29:1Acts.15.29.W1TAB
ἀπέχεσθαι
apekhesthai
“to abstain”
- Transliteration
- a-PE-khe-sthai
- Extended
- ah-PEH-kheh-sthai
- IPA
- /aˈpe.kʰes.tʰai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to abstain
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-PE-khe-sthai
- sentence
a-PE-khe-sthai ei-dō-lo-THY-tōn KAI HAI-ma-tos KAI pni-KTŌN KAI por-NEI-as eks HŌN di-a-tē-ROUN-tes he-au-TOUS EU PRAK-se-te ER-rhōs-the
Exegesis
The sentence begins with the infinitive apekhesthai {ἀπέχεσθαι | apé-khe-sthai} ‘to abstain’, which functions as the core directive governing a series of genitive complements.
Root and etymology
apechōalpha–pi–epsilon–chi–omega
“to hold off, keep away”
In context — Acts 15:29
Abstain from things sacrificed to idols, from blood, from things strangled, and from sexual immorality ; if you keep yourselves from these, you will do well . Farewell.
About this coordinate
Acts 15:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 15:29, so the Greek word ἀπέχεσθαι (apekhesthai) 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.15.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.29.W1.S1) and character.