Acts 15:40:3Acts.15.40.W3TAB
ἐπιλεξάμενος
epileksamenos
“having chosen”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-le-KSA-me-nos
- Extended
- eh-pih-leh-KSAH-meh-nohs
- IPA
- /e.pi.leˈksa.me.nos/
Meaning by language
- English
- having chosen
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
e-pi-le-KSA-me-nos
- sentence
PAU-los de e-pi-le-KSA-me-nos si-LAN ex-ÊL-then pa-ra-do-THEIS tê KHA-ri-ti tou ky-REE-ou hy-PO tôn a-del-PHÔN
Exegesis
The noun Paulos {Παῦλος | Paû-los} serves as the subject, immediately followed by the attendant circumstance participle epilexamenos {ἐπιλεξάμενος | e-pi-le-xá-me-nos} ‘having chosen’, which frames the ensuing action.
Root and etymology
epilegoe-pi-lé-gō
“to choose, select”
In context — Acts 15:40
But Paul chose Silas, and he went out, having been entrusted to the grace of the Lord by the brothers .
About this coordinate
Acts 15:40:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 15:40, so the Greek word ἐπιλεξάμενος (epileksamenos) 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.15.40.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.40.W3.S1) and character.