Acts 21:37:23Acts.21.37.W23TAB
γινώσκεις
ginōskeis
“do you know”
- Transliteration
- gi-NŌ-skeis
- Extended
- gih-NOH-skeis
- IPA
- /giˈnoː.skeis/
Meaning by language
- English
- do you know
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Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
gi-NŌ-skeis
- sentence
MEL-lōn te ei-SA-ge-sthai eis tēn pa-rem-bo-LĒN ho PAU-los LE-gei tō khi-li-AR-khō ei EK-se-STIN moi ei-PEIN ti pros SE ho de E-phē hel-lē-nis-TI gi-NŌ-skeis
Exegesis
The transition ho de ephe {ὁ δὲ ἔφη | ho dè é-phē} ‘but he said’ introduces contrast, followed by the fronted adverb Hellenisti ginoskeis {Ἑλληνιστὶ γινώσκεις | Hel-lē-nis-tì gi-nṓ-skeis} ‘Do you know Greek?’ to highlight the commander’s concern with language ability. The English rendering converts the Greek participial clause into a temporal clause, shifts the historical present into past for narrative flow, and retains the emphatic adverb placement in the question for clarity.
In context — Acts 21:37
As Paul prepared to enter the barracks, he addressed the commander , “Is it permitted for me to say something to you?” The commander replied, “Do you know Greek?”
About this coordinate
Acts 21:37:23 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 23 of Acts 21:37, so the Greek word γινώσκεις (ginōskeis) 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.21.37.W23, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.37.W23.S1) and character.