Acts 20:16:4Acts.20.16.W4TAB

Παῦλος

paulos

Paul

Transliteration
PAU-los
Extended
PAU-lohs
IPA
/ˈpau.los/

Meaning by language

English
Paul

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Result
Παῦ + λος
pau + los
paulos

Alphabet Analysis

Pip — as in pet
Alphaah — as in father
Upsiloni — as in machine
Lambdal — as in law
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    PAU-los

  2. sentence

    ke-KREE-kei gar ho PAU-los pa-ra-PLEU-sai tên E-phe-son HO-pōs mê GE-nē-tai au-TŌ khro-no-tri-BÊ-sai en têi a-SI-ai ES-peu-den gar ei dy-na-TON EI-ē au-TŌ tên hē-ME-ran tês pen-tē-ko-STÊS ge-NES-thai eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma

Exegesis

The sentence begins with kekrikei gar ho Paulos {κεκρίκει γὰρ ὁ Παῦλος | kekríkei gár ho Paûlos}, where the perfect verb placed first highlights a settled prior decision, with the explanatory “for” linking back to the travel narrative.

In contextActs 20:16

For Paul had decided to sail past Ephesus , so that he might not spend time in Asia ; for he was hurrying, if it might be possible for him, to be in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost.

About this coordinate

Acts 20:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 20:16, so the Greek word Παῦλος (paulos) 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.20.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.16.W4.S1) and character.