Acts 19:33:18Acts.19.33.W18TAB
ἀπολογεῖσθαι
apologeisthai
“to make a defense”
- Transliteration
- a-po-lo-GEIS-thai
- Extended
- ah-poh-loh-GAYS-thai
- IPA
- /a.po.loˈgeːs.tʰai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to make a defense
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-po-lo-GEIS-thai
- sentence
ek de tou O-khlou sy-ne-BI-ba-san a-LEK-san-dron pro-ba-LON-tōn au-TON tōn i-ou-da-Iōn ho de a-LEK-san-dros ka-ta-SEI-sas tēn KHEI-ra Ê-the-len a-po-lo-GEIS-thai tō DÊ-mō
Exegesis
The imperfect ēthelen {ἤθελεν | ḗ-the-len} ‘he was willing’ plus the infinitive apologeisthai {ἀπολογεῖσθαι | a-po-lo-geís-thai} ‘to make a defense’ expresses his ongoing intent rather than a completed act.
Root and etymology
apologeomaia-po-lo-gé-o-mai
“defend oneself by speech”
In context — Acts 19:33
But from the crowd they brought forward Alexander, the Jews having put him forward; and Alexander, having motioned with his hand, wanted to make a defense to the crowd .
About this coordinate
Acts 19:33:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Acts 19:33, so the Greek word ἀπολογεῖσθαι (apologeisthai) 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.19.33.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.33.W18.S1) and character.