Acts 20:22:17Acts.20.22.W17TAB
εἰδώς
eidôs
“knowing”
- Transliteration
- ei-DÔS
- Extended
- ei-DOHS
- IPA
- /eiˈdɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- knowing
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ei-DÔS
- sentence
KAI NYN i-doo de-de-ME-nos e-GÔ tÔI PNEU-ma-ti po-REU-o-mai eis i-e-rou-sa-LÊM ta en au-TÊI sy-nan-TÊ-son-ta moi MÊ ei-DÔS
Exegesis
The closing construction mē eidōs {μὴ εἰδώς | mē ei-dṓs} functions as a concessive participial clause, “not knowing,” which modifies the subject “I” and underscores Paul’s ignorance of the specific future outcomes, even as he proceeds under spiritual compulsion. In translation, the participles are rendered with English participial phrases and finite clauses (“having been bound,” “not knowing”) to preserve both the flow of thought and the contrast between assured guidance and uncertain details.
Root and etymology
oidaomicron–iota–delta–alpha
“to know, be aware”
In context — Acts 20:22
And now, behold, I, having been bound in the Spirit , am going to Jerusalem, not knowing the things that will meet me there.
About this coordinate
Acts 20:22:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Acts 20:22, so the Greek word εἰδώς (eidôs) 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.20.22.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.22.W17.S1) and character.