Acts 20:37:13Acts.20.37.W13TAB
κατεφίλουν
katephiloun
“were kissing”
- Transliteration
- ka-te-PHI-loun
- Extended
- kah-teh-PHEE-loon
- IPA
- /ka.teˈpʰi.luːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- were kissing
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-te-PHI-loun
- sentence
hi-ka-NOS de klau-THMOS e-GHE-ne-to PAN-tōn KAI e-pi-pe-SON-tes e-PI ton TRA-khē-lon tou PAU-lou ka-te-PHI-loun au-TON
Exegesis
The main imperfect katephiloun {κατεφίλουν | katephíloun} conveys repeated action, “they were kissing,” with auton {αὐτόν | autón} as its object. The sequence moves from collective emotional expression to intimate bodily action, intensifying the depiction of grief at parting.
Root and etymology
kataphileokappa–alpha–tau–alpha–phi–iota–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to kiss fervently”
In context — Acts 20:37
And there arose much weeping among them all, and having fallen upon the neck of Paul, they kept kissing him.
About this coordinate
Acts 20:37:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Acts 20:37, so the Greek word κατεφίλουν (katephiloun) 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.20.37.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.37.W13.S1) and character.