Acts 18:20:7Acts.18.20.W7TAB
μεῖναι
meinai
“to stay”
- Transliteration
- MEI-nai
- Extended
- MEI-nai
- IPA
- /ˈmei̯.nai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to stay
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
MEI-nai
- sentence
e-rô-TON-tôn de au-TÔN e-PI PLEI-o-na KHRÓ-non MEI-nai ouk e-PE-neu-sen
Exegesis
The infinitive meinai {μεῖναι | meî-nai} functions as the complementary infinitive, expressing the particular action desired, namely that Paul should ‘remain’ longer.
In context — Acts 18:20
But when they requested that he remain for a longer time , he did not consent .
About this coordinate
Acts 18:20:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 18:20, so the Greek word μεῖναι (meinai) 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.18.20.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.20.W7.S1) and character.