Acts 20:7:13Acts.20.7.W13TAB
διελέγετο
dielegeto
“was speaking”
- Transliteration
- di-e-LE-ge-to
- Extended
- dih-eh-LEH-geh-toh
- IPA
- /di.eˈle.ge.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- was speaking
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
di-e-LE-ge-to
- sentence
en de tê mi-AI tôn sab-BA-tōn sy-nêg-ME-nōn hê-MON KLA-sai AR-ton ho PAU-los di-e-LE-ge-to au-TOIS MEL-lōn ek-si-E-nai tê e-PAU-ri-on pa-RE-tei-nen te ton LO-gon ME-khri me-so-nyk-TI-ou
Exegesis
The main clause centers on ho Paulos dielegeto autois {ὁ Παῦλος διελέγετο αὐτοῖς | ho Paûlos dielégeto autoîs} “Paul was conversing with them,” where the imperfect middle emphasizes ongoing, dialogical teaching rather than a brief address.
In context — Acts 20:7
And on the first day of the week, when we had gathered together to break bread , Paul was conversing with them, since he was about to depart on the next day, and he extended the message until midnight.
About this coordinate
Acts 20:7:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Acts 20:7, so the Greek word διελέγετο (dielegeto) 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.20.7.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.7.W13.S1) and character.