Acts 20:26:9Acts.20.26.W9TAB
καθαρός
katharos
“innocent”
- Transliteration
- ka-tha-ROS
- Extended
- kah-thah-ROHS
- IPA
- /ka.tʰaˈros/
Meaning by language
- English
- innocent
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-tha-ROS
- sentence
di-O-ti mar-TY-ro-mai hy-MEEN en têi SÊ-me-ron hê-ME-rai HO-ti ka-tha-ROS EI-mi a-PO tou HAI-ma-tos PAN-tōn
Exegesis
Inside this clause, katharos {καθαρός | ka-tha-rós} conveys moral and judicial blamelessness linked to the verb eimi {εἰμι | eí-mi}.
Root and etymology
Rootkappa–alpha–theta–alpha–rho–omicron–sigma
“clean, pure, free from guilt”
In context — Acts 20:26
Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all.
About this coordinate
Acts 20:26:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 20:26, so the Greek word καθαρός (katharos) 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.20.26.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.26.W9.S1) and character.