Acts 16:9:14Acts.16.9.W14TAB
παρακαλῶν
parakalōn
“urging”
- Transliteration
- pa-ra-ka-LŌN
- Extended
- pah-rah-kah-LOHN
- IPA
- /pa.ra.kaˈlɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- urging
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
pa-ra-ka-LŌN
- sentence
kai HO-ra-ma di-A nyk-TOS tôi PAU-lō ŌPH-thê a-NÊR ma-ke-DŌN tis ÊN hes-TŌS kai pa-ra-ka-LŌN au-TON kai LE-gōn di-a-BAS eis ma-ke-do-NI-an bo-Ê-thê-son hê-MEEN
Exegesis
Subsequent participles parakalōn {παρακαλῶν | parakalōn} and legōn {λέγων | légōn} describe his continuous action of urging and speaking.
Root and etymology
kaleōkappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to call, summon”
In context — Acts 16:9
During the night a vision was shown to Paul; a Macedonian man was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come across to Macedonia and help us.”
About this coordinate
Acts 16:9:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Acts 16:9, so the Greek word παρακαλῶν (parakalōn) 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.16.9.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.9.W14.S1) and character.