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
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
di-a-ka-tê-LEGH-khe-to
- 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 context — Acts 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.