Acts 19:40:12Acts.19.40.W12TAB
περὶ
peri
“about”
- Transliteration
- pe-RI
- Extended
- peh-RIH
- IPA
- /peˈri/
Meaning by language
- English
- about
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
pe-RI
- phraseyour reading level
pe-RI hou ou dy-nê-SO-me-tha a-po-DOU-nai LO-gon pe-RI tês sy-stro-PHÊS TAU-tês
- sentence
KAI GAR kin-dy-NEU-o-men en-ga-LEIS-thai STA-se-ōs pe-RI tês SÊ-me-ron mê-de-NOS ai-TI-ou hy-PAR-khon-tos pe-RI hou ou dy-nê-SO-me-tha a-po-DOU-nai LO-gon pe-RI tês sy-stro-PHÊS TAU-tês
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase peri tēs semeron {περὶ τῆς σήμερον | pe-rì tês sḗ-me-ron} uses a substantivized adverb (‘the today {matter}’) to focus the accusation on the events of that particular day.
The relative clause peri hou ou dunesometha apodounai logon {περὶ οὗ οὐ δυνησόμεθα ἀποδοῦναι λόγον | pe-rì hoû ou dy-nē-só-me-tha a-po-doû-nai ló-gon} refers back to the situation just described, with peri marking the matter ‘about which’ they will be unable to ‘give an account’.
The repeated peri introduces the final phrase peri tēs systrophēs tautēs {περὶ τῆς συστροφῆς ταύτης | pe-rì tês sy-stro-phês taú-tēs}, specifying that the unanswerable charge concerns ‘this disturbance’. In translation, the sequence of main clause, genitive absolute, and relative clause is preserved, while some phrases are reshaped into smoother English clauses to maintain the logical flow from danger, to lack of cause, to inability to provide a satisfactory explanation.
Root and etymology
peri-ergonpi–epsilon–rho–iota–epsilon–rho–gamma–omicron–nu
“around-work, meddlesome or magical deeds”
In context — Acts 19:40
For we are in danger of being accused of a riot concerning what has happened today, with no cause existing, about which we will not be able to give an account regarding this disturbance .
About this coordinate
Acts 19:40:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 19:40, so the Greek word περὶ (peri) 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.19.40.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.40.W12.S1) and character.