Acts 19:13:9Acts.19.13.W9TAB
ὀνομάζειν
onomadzein
“to name”
- Transliteration
- o-no-MA-dzein
- Extended
- oh-noh-MAH-dzein
- IPA
- /o.noˈma.dzei̯n/
Meaning by language
- English
- to name
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
o-no-MA-dzein
- sentence
e-pe-KHEE-rê-san de TI-nes KAI tôn pe-ri-er-kho-ME-nôn i-ou-da-I-ôn ek-sor-ki-STÔN o-no-MA-dzein e-PI tous E-khon-tas ta PNEU-ma-ta ta po-nê-RA to O-no-ma tou KY-ree-ou ee-ay-SOO LE-gon-tes hor-KI-dzô hy-MAS ton ee-ay-SOON hon PAU-los kê-RYSS-sei
Exegesis
The infinitive onomazein {ὀνομάζειν | o-no-má-zein} functions as a complementary infinitive to epecheiresan, specifying what they attempted: to “name” or invoke.
Root and etymology
onomaomicron–nu–omicron–mu–alpha
“name, reputation, authority”
In context — Acts 19:13
But some also of the itinerant Jewish exorcists attempted to invoke the name of the Lord Jesus over those who had evil spirits, saying, “I adjure you by the Jesus whom Paul proclaims.”
About this coordinate
Acts 19:13:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 19:13, so the Greek word ὀνομάζειν (onomadzein) 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.19.13.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.13.W9.S1) and character.