Acts 21:39:22Acts.21.39.W22TAB
λαλῆσαι
lalêsai
“to speak”
- Transliteration
- la-LÊ-sai
- Extended
- lah-LÊ-sai
- IPA
- /laˈlɛː.sai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to speak
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
la-LÊ-sai
- sentence
EI-pen de ho PAU-los e-GÔ AN-thrô-pos MEN EI-mi iou-DAI-os tar-SEUS tês ki-li-KI-as ouk a-SÊ-mou PO-le-ôs po-LI-tês DE-o-mai DE sou e-PI-trep-SON moi la-LÊ-sai pros ton la-ON
Exegesis
The infinitive lalesai {λαλῆσαι | la-lê-sai} with pros ton laon {πρὸς τὸν λαόν | prós tṓn la-ón} marks his intention to speak to the gathered people. English divides the single Greek clause into two sentences to maintain narrative flow, emphasize Paul’s credentials, and preserve the respectful tone of his plea.
In context — Acts 21:39
But Paul said, “I am a man, a Jew from Tarsus in Cilicia, and a citizen of no insignificant city. I beseech you; allow me to speak to the crowd .”
About this coordinate
Acts 21:39:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Acts 21:39, so the Greek word λαλῆσαι (lalêsai) 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.21.39.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.39.W22.S1) and character.