Acts 21:18:15Acts.21.18.W15TAB
πρεσβύτεροι
presbyteroi
“elders”
- Transliteration
- pres-BY-te-roi
- Extended
- prehss-BY-teh-roi
- IPA
- /presˈby.te.roi/
Meaning by language
- English
- elders
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
pres-BY-te-roi
- sentence
têi de e-pi-OU-sêi eis-Êi-ei ho PAU-los syn hê-MEEN pros i-A-kō-bon PAN-tes te pa-re-GE-non-to hoi pres-BY-te-roi
Exegesis
In the coordinated clause pantes te paregenonto hoi presbyteroi {πάντες τε παρεγένοντο οἱ πρεσβύτεροι | pán-tes te pa-re-gé-non-to hoi pres-bú-te-roi} ‘all and arrived the elders’, the particle te links the elders’ assembly directly to Paul’s arrival, and the aorist middle paregenonto ‘arrived’ indicates a completed, collective presence. This structure emphasizes a formal gathering, preserved in English through the initial temporal marker and the clear sequence of actions.
Root and etymology
presbyspi–rho–epsilon–sigma–beta–upsilon–sigma
“older person, elder”
In context — Acts 21:18
On the next day Paul went with us to James, and all the elders were present.
About this coordinate
Acts 21:18:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 21:18, so the Greek word πρεσβύτεροι (presbyteroi) 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.21.18.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.18.W15.S1) and character.