Acts 16:17:2Acts.16.17.W2TAB
κατακολουθοῦσα
katakolouthousa
“following”
- Transliteration
- ka-ta-ko-lou-THOU-sa
- Extended
- kah-tah-koh-loo-THOO-sah
- IPA
- /ka.ta.ko.luːˈtʰuː.sa/
Meaning by language
- English
- following
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-ta-ko-lou-THOU-sa
- sentence
HAU-tê ka-ta-ko-lou-THOU-sa tôi PAU-lôi KAI hê-MEEN E-kra-dzen LE-gou-sa HOU-toi hoi AN-thrô-poi DOU-loi tou the-OU tou hy-PSI-stou ei-SEEN HOI-ti-nes ka-taŋ-GE-lou-sin hy-MEEN ho-DON sô-tê-RI-as
Exegesis
The verse begins with the demonstrative pronoun hautē {αὕτη | haú-tē} introducing the girl previously mentioned, followed by the circumstantial participle katakolouthousa {κατακολουθοῦσα | katakolouthoû-sa} indicating her continuous action of following.
In context — Acts 16:17
She kept following Paul and us and crying out, “These men are servants of God Most High ; they are proclaiming to you the way of salvation.”
About this coordinate
Acts 16:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 16:17, so the Greek word κατακολουθοῦσα (katakolouthousa) 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.16.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.17.W2.S1) and character.