Acts 18:13:3Acts.18.13.W3TAB
Παρὰ
para
“contrary to”
- Transliteration
- pa-RA
- Extended
- pah-RAH
- IPA
- /paˈra/
Meaning by language
- English
- contrary to
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pa-RA
- 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 prepositional phrase para ton nomon {Παρὰ τὸν νόμον | pa-rá tón nó-mon} ‘against the law’ is fronted for emphasis on opposition to legal norms.
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 18:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 18:13, so the Greek word Παρὰ (para) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.13.W3.S1) and character.