Acts 20:27:9Acts.20.27.W9TAB
βουλὴν
boulên
“counsel”
- Transliteration
- bou-LÊN
- Extended
- boo-LEHN
- IPA
- /buˈlɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- counsel
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bou-LÊN
- sentence
ou gar hy-pe-stei-LA-mên tou mê a-nan-GEI-lai PA-san tên bou-LÊN tou the-OU hy-MIN
Exegesis
The infinitive anangeilai {ἀναγγεῖλαι | anangeîlai} takes as its object the accusative phrase pasan tēn boulēn {πᾶσαν τὴν βουλήν | pâ-san tēn boulḗn}, where the adjective pasan precedes the article–noun pair to stress the totality of the “counsel.”
Root and etymology
boulomaibeta–omicron–upsilon–lambda–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to will, plan, intend”
In context — Acts 20:27
For I did not shrink back from declaring to you all the counsel of God .
About this coordinate
Acts 20:27:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 20:27, so the Greek word βουλὴν (boulên) 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.20.27.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.27.W9.S1) and character.