Acts 17:2:14Acts.17.2.W14TAB
διελέξατο
dieleksato
“he reasoned”
- Transliteration
- di-e-LEK-sa-to
- Extended
- dee-eh-LEHK-sah-toh
- IPA
- /di.eˈlek.sa.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- he reasoned
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
di-e-LEK-sa-to
- sentence
ka-TA de to ei-Ō-thos tôi PAU-lôi ei-SÊL-then pros au-TOUS kai e-PI SAB-ba-ta TRI-a di-e-LEK-sa-to au-TOIS a-PO tôn gra-PHÔN
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction kai {καί | kaí} links this to a second aorist verb, dielexato {διελέξατο | di-e-lé-xa-to}, so that the Greek depicts two sequential actions: entering and then reasoning.
Root and etymology
dialegomaidelta–iota–alpha–lambda–epsilon–gamma–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to converse, discuss, reason”
In context — Acts 17:2
As was his custom , Paul went in to them, and for three Sabbaths he reasoned with them from the Scriptures .
About this coordinate
Acts 17:2:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Acts 17:2, so the Greek word διελέξατο (dieleksato) 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.17.2.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.2.W14.S1) and character.