Acts 20:19:1Acts.20.19.W1TAB
δουλεύων
douleuōn
“serving”
- Transliteration
- dou-LEU-ōn
- Extended
- doh-LEU-ohn
- IPA
- /duˈleu.ɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- serving
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
dou-LEU-ōn
- sentence
dou-LEU-ōn tō ky-REE-ō me-TA PA-sēs ta-pei-no-phro-SY-nēs KAI da-KRY-ōn KAI pei-ras-MŌN tōn sym-BAN-tōn MOI en TAIS e-pi-bou-LAIS tōn i-ou-dai-ŌN
Exegesis
The verse begins with the participle douleuon {δουλεύων | douleúōn} “serving,” which functions circumstantially, describing the manner of Paul’s ministry in relation to an implied main verb in the broader discourse.
Root and etymology
Rootdelta–omicron–upsilon–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to be a slave, to serve as a slave”
In context — Acts 20:19
Serving the Lord with all humility and tears, and with the trials that happened to me in the plots of the Jews.
About this coordinate
Acts 20:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 20:19, so the Greek word δουλεύων (douleuōn) 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.20.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.19.W1.S1) and character.