Acts 18:12:18Acts.18.12.W18TAB
βῆμα
bêma
“tribunal”
- Transliteration
- BÊ-ma
- Extended
- BAY-mah
- IPA
- /ˈbɛː.ma/
Meaning by language
- English
- tribunal
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
BÊ-ma
- sentence
gal-LI-o-nos DE an-thy-PA-tou ON-tos TÊS a-kha-I-as ka-te-PE-stê-san ho-mo-thy-ma-DON hoi i-ou-DAI-oi tôi PAU-lôi kai Ê-ga-gon au-TON e-PI to BÊ-ma
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase epi to bēma {ἐπὶ τὸ βῆμα | epí tò bḗma} specifies the destination as the official tribunal platform, underscoring the legal and public nature of the conflict. In English, the genitive absolute is rendered as a temporal clause to maintain clarity, while the sequence “acting together, rose up against … and brought him” preserves the cause-result progression from unified agitation to formal accusation before Roman authority.
Root and etymology
bainobeta–alpha–iota–nu–omega
“to step, go”
In context — Acts 18:12
While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews , acting together, rose up against Paul and brought him to the judgment seat.
About this coordinate
Acts 18:12:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Acts 18:12, so the Greek word βῆμα (bêma) 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.18.12.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.12.W18.S1) and character.