Acts 20:22:3Acts.20.22.W3TAB
ἰδοὺ
idoo
“behold”
- Transliteration
- i-doo
- Extended
- ih-d oo
- IPA
- /iˈdu/
Meaning by language
- English
- behold
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Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
i-doo
- 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 verse opens with the discourse marker kai nyn idou {καὶ νῦν ἰδού | kaì nûn idoú} ‘and now, behold’, which signals a transition and heightens attention to the present turning point in Paul’s speech.
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 20:22:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 20:22, so the Greek word ἰδοὺ (idoo) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.22.W3.S1) and character.