Acts 18:14:19Acts.18.14.W19TAB
ἢ
ê
“or”
- Transliteration
- Ê
- Extended
- AY
- IPA
- /ɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- or
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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MEL-lon-tos DE tou PAU-lou a-NOI-gein to STO-ma EI-pen ho GAL-li-ôn pros tous i-ou-da-IOUS ei MEN ÊN a-di-kê-MA ti Ê hra-di-OUR-gê-ma po-nê-RON Ô i-ou-DAI-oi ka-TA LO-gon AN a-ne-SKHO-mên hy-MÔN
Exegesis
The phrase adikēma ti ē rhadiourgēma ponēron {ἀδίκημά τι ἢ ῥᾳδιούργημα πονηρόν | a-dí-kē-ma ti ē rhā-di-our-gḗ-ma po-nē-rón} combines near-synonymous legal terms to heighten the charge’s severity.
Root and etymology
adikeōa-di-ké-ō
“to act unjustly”
In context — Acts 18:14
As Paul was about to speak, Gallio said to the Jews, “If this were a case of wrongdoing or a serious evil act, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to bear with you.”
About this coordinate
Acts 18:14:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Acts 18:14, so the Greek word ἢ (ê) 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.18.14.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.14.W19.S1) and character.