Acts 16:14:19Acts.16.14.W19TAB
προσέχειν
prosekhein
“to pay attention”
- Transliteration
- pro-SE-khein
- Extended
- proh-SEH-kheh-in
- IPA
- /proˈse.kʰein/
Meaning by language
- English
- to pay attention
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
pro-SE-khein
- sentence
KAI tis gy-NEE o-NO-ma-ti ly-DI-a por-phy-RO-po-lis PO-le-ōs thy-a-TEI-rōn se-bo-ME-nê ton the-ON Ê-kou-en hÊS ho KY-ree-os di-Ê-noi-ksen tên kar-DI-an pro-SE-khein tois la-lou-ME-nois hy-PO tou PAU-lou
Exegesis
The infinitive prosékhein {προσέχειν | prosékhein} ‘to pay attention’ expresses the intended result of that divine action, and the dative participle lalouménois {λαλουμένοις | lalouméνοis} ‘things being spoken’ with hypó toû Paúlou {ὑπὸ τοῦ Παύλου | hypó toû Paúlou} ‘by Paul’ completes the object phrase. The English translation breaks the Greek’s compact participial and relative structures into clear clauses to preserve narrative flow and emphasize divine initiative.
In context — Acts 16:14
A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple from the city of Thyatira, who worshipped God , was listening; the Lord opened her heart so that she gave heed to what Paul was saying.
About this coordinate
Acts 16:14:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Acts 16:14, so the Greek word προσέχειν (prosekhein) 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.16.14.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.14.W19.S1) and character.