Acts 18:13:10Acts.18.13.W10TAB
σέβεσθαι
sebesthai
“to worship”
- Transliteration
- SE-bes-thai
- Extended
- SEH-behs-thai
- IPA
- /ˈse.bes.tʰai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to worship
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
SE-bes-thai
- sentence
LE-gon-tes HO-ti pa-RA ton NO-mon a-na-PEI-thei HOU-tos tous an-THRÔ-pous SE-bes-thai ton the-ON
Exegesis
The object of persuasion is marked by the accusative plural tous anthropous {τοὺς ἀνθρώπους | toûs anth-rṓ-pous} ‘people’, and the infinitive sebesthai {σέβεσθαι | sé-bes-thai} ‘to worship’ with its accusative object ton theon {τὸν θεόν | tón the-ón} ‘the God’ specifying the act directed toward God. English rendering relocates para ton nomon into “in a way that is contrary to the law” to preserve Greek emphasis while conforming to English idiom.
In context — Acts 18:13
They were saying, “This man is persuading people to worship God in a way that is contrary to the law .”
About this coordinate
Acts 18:13:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 18:13, so the Greek word σέβεσθαι (sebesthai) 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.18.13.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.13.W10.S1) and character.