Acts 21:13:17Acts.21.13.W17TAB

δεθῆναι

dethênai

to be bound

Transliteration
de-THÊ-nai
Extended
deh-THÊ-nai
IPA
/deˈtʰɛː.nai/

Meaning by language

English
to be bound

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Result
δε + θῆ + ναι
de + thê + nai
dethênai

Alphabet Analysis

Deltath — as in this
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Thetath — as in thin
Etai — as in machine
Nun — as in new
Alphaah — as in father
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    de-THÊ-nai

  2. sentence

    TO-te a-pe-KRI-thê ho PAU-los TI poi-EI-te KLAI-on-tes KAI syn-THRYP-ton-TES mou tên kar-DI-an e-GÔ gar ou MO-non de-THÊ-nai al-LA KAI a-po-tha-NEIN eis i-e-rou-sa-LÊM he-TOI-môs E-khô hy-PER tou o-NO-ma-tos tou KY-ree-ou ee-ay-SOO

Exegesis

The explanation gar {γὰρ | gar} leads into egō gar ou monon dethēnai alla kai apothanein {ἐγὼ γὰρ οὐ μόνον δεθῆναι ἀλλὰ καὶ ἀποθανεῖν | e-gṓ gar ou mó-non de-thê-nai al-lá kaí a-po-tha-nein}, where the correlative ou monon …

Root and etymology

deōdelta–epsilon–omega

to bind, tie

In contextActs 21:13

Then Paul answered, “Why are you weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.”

About this coordinate

Acts 21:13:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Acts 21:13, so the Greek word δεθῆναι (dethênai) 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.21.13.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.13.W17.S1) and character.