Acts 22:12:5Acts.22.12.W5TAB
εὐλαβὴς
eulabês
“devout”
- Transliteration
- eu-la-BÊS
- Extended
- eh-oo-lah-BÊS
- IPA
- /eu.laˈbɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- devout
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
eu-la-BÊS
- sentence
ha-na-NI-as DE tis a-NÊR eu-la-BÊS ka-TA ton NO-mon mar-ty-ROU-me-nos hy-PO PAN-tōn tôn ka-toi-KOUN-tōn iou-dai-ŌN
Exegesis
The adjective eulabes {εὐλαβής | eulabḗs} ‘devout’ predicates the subject, while the prepositional phrase kata ton nomon {κατὰ τὸν νόμον | katá tón nómon} ‘according to the law’ functions adverbially, designating the standard of his devotion.
Root and etymology
eulabeomaiepsilon–upsilon–lambda–alpha–beta–epsilon–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to be cautious, reverent, devout”
In context — Acts 22:12
And a certain Ananias, a devout man according to the law , was well spoken of by all the Jews who lived there.
About this coordinate
Acts 22:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 22:12, so the Greek word εὐλαβὴς (eulabês) 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.22.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.12.W5.S1) and character.