Acts 19:9:7Acts.19.9.W7TAB
κακολογοῦντες
kakologountes
“speaking evil”
- Transliteration
- ka-ko-lo-GOUN-tes
- Extended
- kah-koh-loh-GOO(N)-tehs
- IPA
- /ka.ko.loˈguːn.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- speaking evil
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ka-ko-lo-GOUN-tes
- sentence
hôs DE TI-nes e-sklê-RY-non-to KAI ê-PEI-thoun ka-ko-lo-GOUN-tes tên ho-DON e-NÔ-pi-on tou PLÊ-thous a-po-STAS ap au-TÔN a-PHÔ-ri-sen tous ma-thê-TAS kath hê-ME-ran di-a-le-GO-me-nos en têi skho-LÊI Ty-RAN-nou
Exegesis
The participle kakologountes {κακολογοῦντες | kakologoûntes} is circumstantial, further characterizing these opponents as they malign tēn hodon {τὴν ὁδὸν | tḗn hodón}, “the Way,” a technical term for the Christian message and community.
In context — Acts 19:9
But when some were being hardened and were not believing, speaking evil of the Way before the multitude, he withdrew from them and separated the disciples, discussing daily in the school of Tyrannus .
About this coordinate
Acts 19:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 19:9, so the Greek word κακολογοῦντες (kakologountes) 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.19.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.9.W7.S1) and character.