Acts 20:13:22Acts.20.13.W22TAB
πεζεύειν
pedzeuein
“to go by land”
- Transliteration
- pe-DZEU-ein
- Extended
- peh-DZEU-ehn
- IPA
- /peˈdzeu.ein/
Meaning by language
- English
- to go by land
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
pe-DZEU-ein
- sentence
hê-MEIS de pro-el-THON-tes e-PI to PLOI-on a-NÊKH-thê-men e-PI tên AS-son e-KEI-then MEL-lon-tes a-na-lam-BA-nein ton PAU-lon HOU-tôs gar di-a-te-ta-GME-nos ÊN MEL-lôn au-TOS pe-DZEU-ein
Exegesis
The phrase mellōn autos pezeuein {μέλλων αὐτὸς πεζεύειν | mél-lōn au-tós pe-zeú-ein} further defines that arrangement, with autos adding emphasis to his personal choice to go by land rather than by sea. In the formal reconstruction, the participial relationships and the logical sequencing of intention and explanation are closely mirrored, whereas in the dynamic reconstruction several participles are rendered as finite verbs (“went on ahead,” “planned,” “had decided”) and idiomatic expressions (“take the land route”) to yield a natural narrative flow while preserving the original order of actions and reasons.
Root and etymology
pezospezos: pi–epsilon–zeta–omicron–sigma
“on foot, by land”
In context — Acts 20:13
But we, having gone ahead to the ship, set sail for Assos, intending from there to take Paul on board; for thus he had arranged, since he himself was about to go by land .
About this coordinate
Acts 20:13:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Acts 20:13, so the Greek word πεζεύειν (pedzeuein) 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.20.13.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.13.W22.S1) and character.