Acts 18:4:1Acts.18.4.W1TAB
διελέγετο
dielegeto
“he reasoned”
- Transliteration
- di-e-LE-ge-to
- Extended
- dih-eh-LEH-geh-toh
- IPA
- /di.eˈle.ge.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- he reasoned
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| 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-e-LE-ge-to
- sentence
di-e-LE-ge-to DE en tê sy-na-gô-GÊ ka-TA PAN SAB-ba-ton E-pei-THEN te i-ou-dai-OUS kai HEL-lê-nas
Exegesis
The verse consists of a single coordinated clause built around two imperfect verbs, dielegeto {διελέγετο | dielégeto} ‘he was reasoning’ and epeithen {ἔπειθεν | épeithen} ‘he was persuading,’ joined by the enclitic conjunction te {τε | te}. The imperfect tense in both verbs presents the activities as ongoing or habitual, indicating a regular pattern of ministry rather than a one-time event.
Root and etymology
legōlambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to say, speak, reason”
In context — Acts 18:4
On every Sabbath he would engage in careful discussion in the synagogue, seeking to persuade Jews and Greeks .
About this coordinate
Acts 18:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 18:4, so the Greek word διελέγετο (dielegeto) 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.18.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.4.W1.S1) and character.