Acts 20:35:7Acts.20.35.W7TAB
δεῖ
dei
“it is necessary”
- Transliteration
- DEI
- Extended
- DEI
- IPA
- /deˈi̯/
Meaning by language
- English
- it is necessary
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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DEI
- sentence
PAN-ta hy-PE-dei-ksa hy-MEEN HO-ti HOU-tōs ko-pi-ŌN-tas DEI an-ti-lam-BA-ne-sthai tōn as-the-NOUN-tōn mnē-mo-NEU-ein te tōn LO-gōn tou KY-ree-ou ee-ay-SOO HO-ti au-TOS EI-pen ma-KA-ri-on ES-tin MAL-lon di-DO-nai Ê lam-BA-nein
Exegesis
The impersonal verb dei {δεῖ | deî} ‘it is necessary’ governs two infinitives, antilambanesthai {ἀντιλαμβάνεσθαι | antilambánesthai} ‘to help’ and mnēmoneuein {μνημονεύειν | mnēmoneúein} ‘to remember’, linked by the enclitic te {τε | te}, coordinating practical action and ongoing recollection.
In context — Acts 20:35
I have shown you all things, that in this way by laboring it is necessary to help the weak and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus , that He Himself said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
About this coordinate
Acts 20:35:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 20:35, so the Greek word δεῖ (dei) 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.20.35.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.35.W7.S1) and character.