Acts 21:25:1Acts.21.25.W1TAB
περὶ
peri
“concerning”
- Transliteration
- pe-RI
- Extended
- peh-RIH
- IPA
- /peˈri/
Meaning by language
- English
- concerning
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
pe-RI
- sentence
pe-RI de tôn pe-pi-steu-KO-ton eth-NÔN hê-MEIS a-pe-STEI-la-men KRI-nan-tes phy-LAS-ses-thai au-TOUS to te ei-dô-LO-thy-ton kai HAI-ma kai pni-KTON kai por-NEI-an
Exegesis
The verse begins with the prepositional phrase peri {περὶ | perì} ‘concerning’, introducing a new topic, followed by the postpositive conjunction de {δὲ | dè} to signal contrast.
Root and etymology
temnōtau–epsilon–mu–nu–omega
“to cut”
In context — Acts 21:25
But concerning the Gentiles who have believed, we sent word, having decided, that they should keep themselves from what is sacrificed to idols, from blood, from what is strangled, and from sexual immorality .
About this coordinate
Acts 21:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 21:25, so the Greek word περὶ (peri) 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.21.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.25.W1.S1) and character.