Acts 18:9:14Acts.18.9.W14TAB
λάλει
lalei
“keep speaking”
- Transliteration
- LA-lei
- Extended
- LAH-lei
- IPA
- /ˈla.lei/
Meaning by language
- English
- keep speaking
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
LA-lei
- sentence
EI-pen DE ho KY-ree-os en nyk-TI di ho-RA-ma-tos tôi PAU-lôi MÊ pho-BOU al-LA LA-lei KAI MÊ si-ô-PÊ-sêis
Exegesis
The adversative conjunction alla {ἀλλὰ | allà}, rendered “instead” in English, links this to the positive imperative lalei {λάλει | lá-lei}, calling for ongoing speech.
In context — Acts 18:9
In the night, the Lord spoke to Paul by a vision, “Do not be afraid ; instead, speak, and do not be silent.”
About this coordinate
Acts 18:9:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Acts 18:9, so the Greek word λάλει (lalei) 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.18.9.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.9.W14.S1) and character.