Acts 19:27:23Acts.19.27.W23TAB
μέλλειν
mellein
“to be about”
- Transliteration
- MEL-lein
- Extended
- MEHL-lein
- IPA
- /ˈmel.lein/
Meaning by language
- English
- to be about
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
MEL-lein
- sentence
ou MO-non de TOU-to kin-dy-NEU-ei hê-MEEN to ME-ros eis a-pe-leg-MON el-THEIN al-LA KAI to tês me-GA-lês the-AS ar-TE-mi-dos hi-e-RON eis ou-THEN lo-gis-THÊ-nai MEL-lein te KAI ka-thai-reis-THAI tês me-ga-lei-O-tê-tos au-TÊS hên HO-lê hê a-SI-a KAI hê oi-kou-ME-nê SE-be-tai
Exegesis
kathaireisthai {μέλλειν ... καθαιρεῖσθαι | mél-lein ... ka-thai-reîs-thai} express an impending process whereby Artemis is “about to be stripped” of tēs megaleiotētos autēs {τῆς μεγαλειότητος αὐτῆς | tēs me-ga-lei-ó-tē-tos au-tês}, a genitive of separation indicating loss of her “magnificence.”
In context — Acts 19:27
Not only is this part of ours in danger of falling into disgrace, but also the temple of the great goddess Artemis may be reckoned as nothing and is about to be deposed from her magnificence —she whom all Asia and the inhabited world worship .
About this coordinate
Acts 19:27:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of Acts 19:27, so the Greek word μέλλειν (mellein) 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.19.27.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.27.W23.S1) and character.