Acts 16:40:12Acts.16.40.W12TAB
παρεκάλεσαν
parekalesan
“they encouraged”
- Transliteration
- pa-re-KA-le-san
- Extended
- pah-reh-KAH-leh-sahn
- IPA
- /pa.reˈka.le.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they encouraged
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pa-re-KA-le-san
- sentence
ek-sel-THON-tes de a-PO tês phy-la-KÊS ei-SÊL-thon pros tên ly-DI-an KAI i-DON-tes pa-re-KA-le-san tous a-del-PHOUS KAI ek-SÊL-than
Exegesis
The participle idontes {ἰδόντες | idóntes} ‘having seen’ introduces a temporal clause that leads into the verb parekalesan {παρεκάλεσαν | parekálesan} ‘they encouraged’, directed at tous adelphous {τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς | toús adelphoús} ‘the brothers’, with the article signaling a known group.
Root and etymology
parakaleopi–alpha–rho–alpha–kappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to call alongside, to entreat”
In context — Acts 16:40
After they went out from the prison , they entered Lydia’s house; and when they saw the brothers, they encouraged them and departed.
About this coordinate
Acts 16:40:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 16:40, so the Greek word παρεκάλεσαν (parekalesan) 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.16.40.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.40.W12.S1) and character.