Acts 18:10:11Acts.18.10.W11TAB
κακῶσαί
kakôsai
“to harm”
- Transliteration
- ka-KÔ-sai
- Extended
- kah-KOH-sai
- IPA
- /kaˈkɔː.sai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to harm
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ka-KÔ-sai
- sentence
di-O-ti e-GÔ EI-mi me-TA sou KAI ou-de-EIS e-pi-THEE-se-TAI soi tou ka-KÔ-sai se di-O-ti la-OS es-TI moi po-LYS en têi PO-lei TAU-têi
Exegesis
The articular infinitive tou kakōsai {τοῦ κακῶσαι | toû ka-kô-sai} functions as a purpose construction, expressing hostile intent: ‘to harm you.’
In context — Acts 18:10
For I am with you, and no one will lay hands on you to harm you, because I have many people in this city.
About this coordinate
Acts 18:10:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 18:10, so the Greek word κακῶσαί (kakôsai) 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.18.10.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.10.W11.S1) and character.