Acts 21:28:3Acts.21.28.W3TAB
Ἰσραηλῖται
israeleetai
“Israelites”
- Transliteration
- is-ra-e-LEE-tai
- Extended
- ihs-rah-eh-LEE-tai
- IPA
- /is.ra.eˈli.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- Israelites
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Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
is-ra-e-LEE-tai
- 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 vocative pair andres Israēlitai {Ἄνδρες Ἰσραηλῖται | Andrés Israēlîtai} invokes ethnic solidarity for collective action.
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 21:28:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 21:28, so the Greek word Ἰσραηλῖται (israeleetai) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.28.W3.S1) and character.