Acts 17:11:16Acts.17.11.W16TAB
καθʼ
kath
“according to”
- Transliteration
- kath
- Extended
- kahth
- IPA
- /katʰ/
Meaning by language
- English
- according to
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Theta | th — as in thin |
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Word in context
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kath
- sentence
HOU-toi de Ê-san eu-ge-NE-ste-roi tôn en the-sa-lo-NI-kêi HOI-ti-nes e-DEK-san-to ton LO-gon me-TA PA-sês pro-thy-MI-as to kath hê-ME-ran a-na-KRI-non-tes tas gra-PHAS ei E-khoi TAU-ta HOU-tôs
Exegesis
The accusative articular phrase to kath’ hēmeran {τὸ καθʼ ἡμέραν | tó kath' hē-mé-ran} functions adverbially with anakrinontes {ἀνακρίνοντες | a-na-krí-non-tes}, yielding “day by day” and portraying a habitual pattern.
Root and etymology
kathistēmikappa–alpha–theta–iota–sigma–tau–eta–mu–iota
“to set in place, appoint, cause to be”
In context — Acts 17:11
But these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, who received the word with all eagerness , examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.
About this coordinate
Acts 17:11:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Acts 17:11, so the Greek word καθʼ (kath) 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.17.11.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.11.W16.S1) and character.