Acts 15:37:3Acts.15.37.W3TAB
ἐβούλετο
ebouleto
“was wanting”
- Transliteration
- e-BOU-le-to
- Extended
- eh-BOO-leh-toh
- IPA
- /eˈbuː.le.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- was wanting
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-BOU-le-to
- sentence
bar-na-BAS de e-BOU-le-to sym-pa-ra-la-BEIN KAI ton i-ô-AN-nēn ton ka-LOU-me-non MAR-kon
Exegesis
The imperfect middle ebouleto {ἐβούλετο | e-boú-le-to} expresses Barnabas’s ongoing intention, complemented by the infinitive symparalabein {συμπαραλαβεῖν | sym-pa-ra-la-beîn} indicating what he wished to do.
Root and etymology
boulomaibeta–omicron–upsilon–lambda–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to will, desire, plan”
In context — Acts 15:37
But Barnabas resolved to bring John, the one called Mark , along.
About this coordinate
Acts 15:37:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 15:37, so the Greek word ἐβούλετο (ebouleto) 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.15.37.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.37.W3.S1) and character.