Acts 20:23:13Acts.20.23.W13TAB
δεσμὰ
desma
“chains”
- Transliteration
- des-MA
- Extended
- dehs-MAH
- IPA
- /desˈma/
Meaning by language
- English
- chains
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
des-MA
- sentence
plên HO-ti to PNEU-ma to HA-gi-on ka-TA PO-lin di-a-mar-TY-re-tai moi LE-gon HO-ti des-MA kai THLI-pseis me ME-nou-sin
Exegesis
Within that clause the compound subject desma kai thlipseis {δεσμὰ καὶ θλίψεις | des-má kaí thlí-pseis} names the coming trials, while the accusative pronoun me {με | me} is the object of menousin {μένουσιν | mé-nou-sin} “await,” a present tense indicating anticipated reality. The nested that-clauses mirror the Greek structure, and translating kata polin as “in every city” and menousin as “await” preserves the distributive and immediacy of the original.
Root and etymology
desmoodelta–epsilon–sigma–mu–omicron–omega
“to bind, tie”
In context — Acts 20:23
Except that the Holy Spirit in every city testifies to me, saying that bonds and afflictions await me.
About this coordinate
Acts 20:23:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Acts 20:23, so the Greek word δεσμὰ (desma) 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.20.23.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.23.W13.S1) and character.