Acts 22:1:5Acts.22.1.W5TAB
ἀκούσατέ
akousate
“hear”
- Transliteration
- a-KOU-sa-TE
- Extended
- ah-KOU-sah-TEH
- IPA
- /a.kuː.saˈte/
Meaning by language
- English
- hear
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-KOU-sa-TE
- sentence
AN-dres a-del-PHOI KAI pa-TE-res a-KOU-sa-TE mou tês pros hy-MAS ny-NI a-po-lo-GI-as
Exegesis
The aorist imperative akousate {ἀκούσατέ | a-koú-sa-te} functions as a strong summons, calling for decisive, focused hearing at this moment.
In context — Acts 22:1
Men, brothers , and fathers, hear my defense that I now make to you.
About this coordinate
Acts 22:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 22:1, so the Greek word ἀκούσατέ (akousate) 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.22.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.1.W5.S1) and character.