Acts 20:28:1Acts.20.28.W1TAB
προσέχετε
prosekhete
“pay attention”
- Transliteration
- pro-SE-khe-te
- Extended
- proh-SEH-kheh-teh
- IPA
- /proˈse.kʰe.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- pay attention
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pro-SE-khe-te
- sentence
pro-SE-khe-te he-au-TOIS kai pan-TEE tôi poim-NI-ôi en hôi hy-MAS to PNEU-ma to HA-gi-on E-the-to e-pi-SKO-pous poi-ma-NEIN tên ek-klê-SI-an tou the-OU hên pe-ri-e-poi-Ê-sa-to di-A tou HAI-ma-tos tou i-DI-ou
Exegesis
The verse begins with the present imperative prosechete {προσέχετε | pro-sé-khe-te} ‘pay attention,’ establishing an ongoing pastoral responsibility.
In context — Acts 20:28
Be vigilant toward yourselves and toward the entire flock in which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as overseers to shepherd the church of God , which He obtained with His own blood.
About this coordinate
Acts 20:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 20:28, so the Greek word προσέχετε (prosekhete) 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.20.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.28.W1.S1) and character.