Acts 16:21:2Acts.16.21.W2TAB
καταγγέλλουσιν
kataŋgelousin
“they proclaim”
- Transliteration
- ka-taŋ-GE-lou-sin
- Extended
- kah-tahng-GEH-loo-sin
- IPA
- /ka.taŋˈgel.lu.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- they proclaim
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-taŋ-GE-lou-sin
- sentence
KAI ka-taŋ-GE-lou-sin E-thê ha ouk EK-ses-tin hê-MEEN pa-ra-DE-khe-sthai ou-DE poi-EIN rhō-ma-IOIS OU-sin
Exegesis
The clause begins with katangellousin {καταγγέλλουσιν | katanggéllousin} ‘they proclaim’, a present active indicative verb indicating an ongoing public declaration.
Root and etymology
katangellōkappa–alpha–tau–alpha–gamma–gamma–epsilon–lambda–lambda–omega
“to proclaim, announce publicly”
In context — Acts 16:21
They are proclaiming customs that it is not lawful for us—being Romans —to accept or to practice.
About this coordinate
Acts 16:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 16:21, so the Greek word καταγγέλλουσιν (kataŋgelousin) 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.16.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.21.W2.S1) and character.