Acts 16:3:2Acts.16.3.W2TAB
ἠθέλησεν
êthelêsen
“wanted”
- Transliteration
- ê-THE-lê-sen
- Extended
- êh-THEH-lêh-sehn
- IPA
- /ɛːˈtʰe.lɛː.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- wanted
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ê-THE-lê-sen
- sentence
TOU-ton ê-THE-lê-sen ho PAU-los syn au-TOI ek-sel-THEIN KAI la-BŌN pe-ri-E-te-men au-TON di-A tous i-ou-da-I-ous tous ON-tas en tois TO-pois e-KEI-nois ÊI-dei-san gar HA-pan-tes HO-ti HEl-lên ho pa-TÊR au-TOU hy-PÊR-khen
Exegesis
The main verb ēthelēsen {ἠθέλησεν | ē-thé-lē-sen} “chose/wanted” governs the infinitive exelthein {ἐξελθεῖν | ex-el-theîn} “to accompany him,” forming an object–complement construction that introduces Paul’s intent.
In context — Acts 16:3
Paul chose this man to accompany him, so he took him and circumcised him on account of the Jews in those regions, since they all knew that his father was Greek.
About this coordinate
Acts 16:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 16:3, so the Greek word ἠθέλησεν (êthelêsen) 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.16.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.3.W2.S1) and character.