Acts 2:40:7Acts.2.40.W7TAB
παρεκάλει
parekalei
“he was exhorting”
- Transliteration
- pa-re-KA-lei
- Extended
- pah-reh-KAH-lei
- IPA
- /pa.reˈka.lei/
Meaning by language
- English
- he was exhorting
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| 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 |
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Word in context
- word
pa-re-KA-lei
- sentence
he-TE-rois te LO-gois PLEI-o-sin di-e-mar-TY-ra-to kai pa-re-KA-lei au-TOUS LE-gōn SŌ-thē-te a-PO tês ge-ne-AS tês sko-li-AS TAU-tēs
Exegesis
The aorist middle verb diemartyrato {διεμαρτύρατο | diemartýrato} ‘he testified’ portrays his witness as a complete, solemn act, while the imperfect parekalei {παρεκάλει | parekálei} ‘he was exhorting’ highlights ongoing, repeated urging alongside that testimony.
Root and etymology
parakaleōpi–alpha–rho–alpha–kappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to call alongside, exhort, encourage”
In context — Acts 2:40
And with many other words he testified and was exhorting them, saying, “Be saved from this crooked generation .”
About this coordinate
Acts 2:40:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 2:40, so the Greek word παρεκάλει (parekalei) 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.2.40.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.40.W7.S1) and character.