Acts 21:25:8Acts.21.25.W8TAB

κρίναντες

krinantes

having decided

Transliteration
KRI-nan-tes
Extended
KRIH-nahn-tehs
IPA
/ˈkri.nan.tes/

Meaning by language

English
having decided

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Result
κρί + ναν + τες
kri + nan + tes
krinantes

Alphabet Analysis

Kappak — as in kite
Rhor — rolled r
Iotai — as in machine
Nun — as in new
Alphaah — as in father
Nun — as in new
Taut — as in top
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    KRI-nan-tes

  2. 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 main verb apesteílamen {ἀπεστείλαμεν | apesteílamen} “sent word” is modified by the attendant-circumstance participle krínantes {κρίναντες | krínantes}, conveying the decision aspect.

In contextActs 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 21:25:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 21:25, so the Greek word κρίναντες (krinantes) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.25.W8.S1) and character.