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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Result
ἀ + κού + σα + τέ
a + kou + sa + te
akousate

Alphabet Analysis

Alphaah — as in father
Kappak — as in kite
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Alphaah — as in father
Taut — as in top
Epsilone — as in met (short)

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-KOU-sa-TE

  2. 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 contextActs 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.