Acts 20:24:19Acts.20.24.W19TAB
παρὰ
para
“from”
- Transliteration
- pa-RA
- Extended
- pah-RAH
- IPA
- /paˈra/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
pa-RA
- sentence
al ou-de-NOS LO-gou poi-OU-mai tên psy-KHÊN ti-MI-an e-mau-TÔ hôs te-lei-Ô-sai ton DRO-mon mou KAI tên di-a-ko-NI-an hên E-la-bon pa-RA tou KY-ree-ou ee-ay-SOO di-a-mar-TY-ras-thai to eu-an-GE-li-on tês KHA-ri-tos tou the-OU
Exegesis
The relative clause hen elabon para tou kuriou Iesou {ἣν ἔλαβον παρὰ τοῦ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ | hḕn é-la-bon parà toû ku-rí-ou Iē-soû} modifies diakonian, specifying that this ministry is received “from the Lord Jesus,” making His commissioning the basis of Paul’s mission.
Root and etymology
kaleokappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to call, summon”
In context — Acts 20:24
But I do not consider my life precious to myself of any account, so that I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus , to testify to the gospel of the grace of God .
About this coordinate
Acts 20:24:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Acts 20:24, so the Greek word παρὰ (para) 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.20.24.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.24.W19.S1) and character.