Acts 20:32:16Acts.20.32.W16TAB

οἰκοδομῆσαι

oikodomêsai

to build up

Transliteration
oi-ko-do-MÊ-sai
Extended
oi-koh-doh-MAY-sai
IPA
/oi.ko.doˈmɛː.sai/

Meaning by language

English
to build up

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Result
οἰ + κο + δο + μῆ + σαι
oi + ko + do + mê + sai
oikodomêsai

Alphabet Analysis

Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Kappak — as in kite
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Deltath — as in this
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Mum — as in mother
Etai — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Alphaah — as in father
Iotai — as in machine

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  1. word

    oi-ko-do-MÊ-sai

  2. sentence

    KAI ta NYN pa-ra-TI-the-mai hy-MAS tôi the-ÔI KAI tôi LO-gôi tês KHA-ri-tos au-TOU tôi dy-na-ME-nôi oi-ko-do-MÊ-sai KAI DOU-nai tên klê-ro-no-MI-an en tois hê-gi-as-ME-nois PA-sin

Exegesis

The articular participle tō dynamenō {τῷ δυναμένῳ | tôi dynaménō} ‘to the one who is able’ qualifies that word and governs the aorist infinitives oikodomēsai {οἰκοδομῆσαι | oikodomêsai} ‘to build up’ and dounai {δοῦναι | doûnai} ‘to give.’

In contextActs 20:32

And now I entrust you to God and to the word of His grace ; it is able to strengthen you and to give you the inheritance among all those who have been sanctified.

About this coordinate

Acts 20:32:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Acts 20:32, so the Greek word οἰκοδομῆσαι (oikodomêsai) 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.20.32.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.32.W16.S1) and character.