Acts 18:26:3Acts.18.26.W3TAB
ἤρξατο
êrksato
“began”
- Transliteration
- ÊR-ksa-to
- Extended
- ɛɛr-KSAH-toh
- IPA
- /ˈɛːrk.sa.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- began
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ÊR-ksa-to
- sentence
hou-TOS te ÊR-ksa-to par-rhê-si-A-dze-s-thai en tê sy-na-gô-GÊ a-KOU-san-tes de au-TOU PRIS-kil-la kai a-KY-las pro-se-LA-bon-to au-TON kai a-kri-BE-ste-ron au-TÔ ek-SE-then-to tên ho-DON tou the-OU
Exegesis
The verse opens with the demonstrative houtos {οὗτός | hoû-tos} and the enclitic te {τε | te} framing the main verb erxato {ἤρξατο | ḗ-rx-a-to}, “began,” which is complemented by the infinitive parresiazesthai {παρρησιάζεσθαι | parrē-sí-az-es-thai}, “to speak boldly.”
In context — Acts 18:26
He initiated a bold discourse in the synagogue, and when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they drew him aside and expounded the way of God to him with increased precision .
About this coordinate
Acts 18:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 18:26, so the Greek word ἤρξατο (êrksato) 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.18.26.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.26.W3.S1) and character.