Acts 21:12:5Acts.21.12.W5TAB
παρεκαλοῦμεν
parekaloumen
“we were urging”
- Transliteration
- pa-re-ka-LOU-men
- Extended
- pah-reh-kah-LOO-mehn
- IPA
- /pa.re.kaˈluː.men/
Meaning by language
- English
- we were urging
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
pa-re-ka-LOU-men
- sentence
hōs de ê-KOU-sa-men TAU-ta pa-re-ka-LOU-men hê-MEIS te KAI hoi en-TO-pi-oi tou mê a-na-BAI-nein au-TON eis i-e-rou-sa-LÊM
Exegesis
The main verb parekaloûmen {παρεκαλοῦμεν | parekaloûmen} in the imperfect expresses an ongoing or repeated entreaty.
In context — Acts 21:12
When we heard these things, both we and the local people urged him not to go up to Jerusalem .
About this coordinate
Acts 21:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 21:12, so the Greek word παρεκαλοῦμεν (parekaloumen) 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.21.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.12.W5.S1) and character.