Acts 18:19:14Acts.18.19.W14TAB
διελέξατο
dieleksato
“he reasoned”
- Transliteration
- di-e-LEK-sa-to
- Extended
- dee-eh-LEHK-sah-toh
- IPA
- /di.eˈlek.sa.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- he reasoned
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
di-e-LEK-sa-to
- sentence
ka-TEEN-tê-san DE eis E-phe-son ka-KEI-nous ka-TE-li-pen au-TOU au-TOS DE ei-sel-THON eis TÊN sy-na-gô-GÊN di-e-LEK-sa-to tois i-ou-da-Iois
Exegesis
A second de {δὲ | dé} signals the shift to the participial phrase eiselthon {εἰσελθὼν | eiselthṓn} ‘having entered,’ which provides temporal background for the main verb dielexato {διελέξατο | dieléxato} ‘he reasoned.’
Root and etymology
dialegomaidelta–iota–alpha–lambda–epsilon–gamma–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to converse, reason, discuss”
In context — Acts 18:19
When they reached Ephesus , he left them there, but he himself entered the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews .
About this coordinate
Acts 18:19:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Acts 18:19, so the Greek word διελέξατο (dieleksato) 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.18.19.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.19.W14.S1) and character.