Acts 18:28:5Acts.18.28.W5TAB

διακατηλέγχετο

diakatêleghkheto

he was refuting

Transliteration
di-a-ka-tê-LEGH-khe-to
Extended
dee-ah-kah-teh-LEGH-kheh-toh
IPA
/di.a.ka.tɛːˈleŋ.kʰe.to/

Meaning by language

English
he was refuting

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Result
δι + α + κα + τη + λέγ + χε + το
di + a + ka + tê + legh + khe + to
diakatêleghkheto

Alphabet Analysis

Deltath — as in this
Iotai — as in machine
Alphaah — as in father
Kappak — as in kite
Alphaah — as in father
Taut — as in top
Etai — as in machine
Lambdal — as in law
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Gammagh — guttural
Chih/kh — like Bach
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Taut — as in top
Omicrono — as in omit (short)

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Word in context

  1. word

    di-a-ka-tê-LEGH-khe-to

  2. sentence

    eu-TO-nōs gar tois i-ou-da-EE-ois di-a-ka-tê-LEGH-khe-to dê-mo-SI-a e-pi-deik-NYS di-A tōn gra-PHŌN EI-nai ton khri-STON ee-ay-SOON

Exegesis

The imperfect middle indicative diakatelenkheto {διακατηλέγχετο | di-a-ka-te-léng-khe-to} conveys repeated, vigorous argumentation rather than a single instance.

Root and etymology

kataelenchōk–a–t–a–l–e–n–g–k–h–ō

to thoroughly refute, convict

In contextActs 18:28

For he was forcefully refuting the Jews in public, proving through the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.

About this coordinate

Acts 18:28:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 18:28, so the Greek word διακατηλέγχετο (diakatêleghkheto) 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.18.28.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.28.W5.S1) and character.