Acts 19:40:4Acts.19.40.W4TAB
ἐγκαλεῖσθαι
engaleisthai
“to be charged”
- Transliteration
- en-ga-LEIS-thai
- Extended
- ehn-gah-LEIS-thai
- IPA
- /eŋ.gaˈliːs.tʰai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to be charged
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
en-ga-LEIS-thai
- phraseyour reading level
KAI GAR kin-dy-NEU-o-men en-ga-LEIS-thai STA-se-ōs pe-RI tês SÊ-me-ron
- 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 main finite verb is kinduneuomen {κινδυνεύομεν | kin-du-neú-o-men} ‘we are in danger’, with the infinitive egkaleisthai {ἐγκαλεῖσθαι | eng-ka-leîs-thai} functioning as its complementary infinitive, expressing the specific danger of ‘being accused’.
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 19:40:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 19:40, so the Greek word ἐγκαλεῖσθαι (engaleisthai) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.40.W4.S1) and character.