Acts 18:21:6Acts.18.21.W6TAB
ἀνακάμψω
anakampsō
“I will return”
- Transliteration
- a-na-KAMP-sō
- Extended
- ah-nah-KAHMP-soh
- IPA
- /a.naˈkam.psoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I will return
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-na-KAMP-sō
- sentence
al-LA a-po-ta-KSA-me-nos KAI ei-PŌN PA-lin a-na-KAMP-sō pros hy-MAS tou the-OU THE-lon-tos a-NÊKH-thē a-PO tês e-PHÉ-sou
Exegesis
Within the quotation, the future indicative anakampso {ἀνακάμψω | anakámpso} ‘I will return’ expresses a firm intention oriented toward the audience indicated by pros hymas {πρὸς ὑμᾶς | pròs hymâs}, a directional prepositional phrase.
Root and etymology
anakamptōalpha–nu–alpha–kappa–alpha–mu–pi–tau–omega
“to turn back, return”
In context — Acts 18:21
But after bidding them farewell and saying, “I will return to you again, if God is willing,” he set sail from Ephesus .
About this coordinate
Acts 18:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 18:21, so the Greek word ἀνακάμψω (anakampsō) 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.18.21.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.21.W6.S1) and character.