Acts 20:10:1Acts.20.10.W1TAB
καταβὰς
katabas
“having gone down”
- Transliteration
- ka-ta-BAS
- Extended
- kah-tah-BAHS
- IPA
- /ka.taˈbas/
Meaning by language
- English
- having gone down
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ka-ta-BAS
- sentence
ka-ta-BAS de ho PAU-los e-PE-pe-sen au-TOI kai sym-pe-ri-la-BON EI-pen mê tho-ry-BEI-sthe hê gar psy-KHÊ au-TOU en au-TOI ES-tin
Exegesis
The verse begins with the circumstantial participle katabas {καταβὰς | katabàs} ‘having gone down’, setting the temporal background for Paul’s action.
In context — Acts 20:10
But Paul, having gone down, fell upon him, and after embracing him said, “Do not be disturbed , for his soul is in him.”
About this coordinate
Acts 20:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 20:10, so the Greek word καταβὰς (katabas) 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.20.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.10.W1.S1) and character.