Acts 21:28:22Acts.21.28.W22TAB
διδάσκων
didaskôn
“teaching”
- Transliteration
- di-DAS-kôn
- Extended
- dih-DAHS-kohn
- IPA
- /diˈdas.kɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- teaching
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
di-DAS-kôn
- sentence
KRA-zon-tes AN-dres is-ra-e-LEE-tai bo-ê-thei-TE hou-TOS ES-tin ho AN-thrô-pos ho ka-TA tou la-OU kai tou NO-mou kai tou TO-pou TOU-tou PAN-tas pan-ta-KHÊ di-DAS-kôn E-ti te kai HEL-lê-nas ei-SÊ-ga-gen eis to hi-e-RON kai ke-KOI-nô-ken ton HA-gi-on TO-pon TOU-ton
Exegesis
The present participle didaskōn {διδάσκων | didáskōn}, modified by pantas {πάντας | pántas} ‘all’ and pantachē {πανταχῇ | pantachē̂} ‘everywhere,’ emphasizes universal, subversive teaching.
Root and etymology
Rootdelta–iota–delta–alpha–sigma–kappa–omega
“to teach, instruct”
In context — Acts 21:28
They shouted, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches everyone everywhere against the people, and the law , and this place; and furthermore, he brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place.”
About this coordinate
Acts 21:28:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Acts 21:28, so the Greek word διδάσκων (didaskôn) 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.21.28.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.28.W22.S1) and character.