Acts 21:24:13Acts.21.24.W13TAB

κεφαλήν

kephalên

head

Transliteration
ke-pha-LÊN
Extended
keh-phah-LAYN
IPA
/ke.pʰaˈlɛːn/

Meaning by language

English
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Result
κε + φα + λήν
ke + pha + lên
kephalên

Alphabet Analysis

Kappak — as in kite
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Phiph — as in phone (f)
Alphaah — as in father
Lambdal — as in law
Etai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    ke-pha-LÊN

  2. sentence

    TOU-tous pa-ra-la-BON hag-NIS-thê-ti syn au-TOIS KAI da-PA-nê-son ep au-TOIS HI-na ksy-RÊE-so-ntai tên ke-pha-LÊN KAI GNÔ-so-ntai PAN-tes HO-ti hôn ka-TÊ-khê-ntai pe-RI sou ou-DEN ES-tin al-LA stoi-KHEIS KAI au-TOS phy-LAS-sôn ton NO-mon

Exegesis

The purpose clause hina xuresontai {ἵνα ξυρήσονται | hína xurḗsontai} “so that they will shave” takes the object ten kephalen {τὴν κεφαλήν | tḕn kephalḗn}.

In contextActs 21:24

Take these men and undergo purification alongside them, and assume their expenses so that they may shave their heads. Then all will recognize that the claims made about you have no basis, yet you yourself maintain a disciplined life, keeping the law .

About this coordinate

Acts 21:24:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Acts 21:24, so the Greek word κεφαλήν (kephalên) 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.21.24.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.24.W13.S1) and character.