Acts 17:26:8Acts.17.26.W8TAB
κατοικεῖν
katoikein
“to dwell”
- Transliteration
- ka-toi-KEIN
- Extended
- kah-toi-KEIN
- IPA
- /ka.toiˈkeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to dwell
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ka-toi-KEIN
- sentence
e-POI-ee-sen te eks he-NOS PAN E-thnos an-THRÔ-pōn ka-toi-KEIN e-PI pan-TOS pro-SÔ-pou TÊS GÊS ho-RI-sas pros-te-tag-ME-nous kai-ROUS kai tas ho-ro-the-SI-as TÊS ka-toi-KI-as au-TÔN
Exegesis
The infinitive katoikein {κατοικεῖν | ka-toi-KEIN} expresses purpose or result, indicating why God made the nations: “to dwell.”
In context — Acts 17:26
And He made from one every nation of mankind to dwell on all the face of the earth, having determined appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation.
About this coordinate
Acts 17:26:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 17:26, so the Greek word κατοικεῖν (katoikein) 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.17.26.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.26.W8.S1) and character.