Acts 16:30:9Acts.16.30.W9TAB
δεῖ
dei
“it is necessary”
- Transliteration
- DEI
- Extended
- dei
- IPA
- /deˈi/
Meaning by language
- English
- it is necessary
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
DEI
- sentence
KAI pro-a-ga-GŌN au-TOUS EK-sô E-phê KY-ree-oi TI me DEI poi-EIN HI-na sô-THÔ
Exegesis
The question clause ti me deî poiein {τί με δεῖ ποιεῖν | tí me deî poiêin} uses an impersonal verb plus infinitive, literally “what it is necessary for me to do,” which translates naturally with modal verbs expressing obligation.
In context — Acts 16:30
After leading them outside , he said, “Sirs, what must I do so that I may be saved ?”
About this coordinate
Acts 16:30:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 16:30, so the Greek word δεῖ (dei) 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.16.30.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.30.W9.S1) and character.