Acts 16:22:14Acts.16.22.W14TAB
ἐκέλευον
ekeleuon
“they were ordering”
- Transliteration
- e-KE-leu-on
- Extended
- eh-KEH-leh-oo-ohn
- IPA
- /eˈke.leu.on/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were ordering
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-KE-leu-on
- sentence
KAI sy-ne-PE-stê ho O-khlo-s kat au-TŌN KAI hoi stra-tê-GOI pe-ri-RÊX-an-tes au-TŌN ta hi-MA-ti-a e-KE-leu-on rhab-di-ZEIN
Exegesis
The imperfect ekeleuon {ἐκέλευον | e-ke-léu-on} “they were commanding” conveys a sustained command, rendered formally as “ordered that they be beaten,” reflecting the act of issuing an order.
In context — Acts 16:22
And the crowd rose up together against them, and the magistrates tore off their garments and ordered that they be beaten with rods .
About this coordinate
Acts 16:22:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Acts 16:22, so the Greek word ἐκέλευον (ekeleuon) 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.16.22.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.22.W14.S1) and character.