Acts 22:16:4Acts.22.16.W4TAB
μέλλεις
melleis
“do you delay”
- Transliteration
- MEL-leis
- Extended
- MEHL-leis
- IPA
- /ˈmel.leis/
Meaning by language
- English
- do you delay
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| 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
MEL-leis
- sentence
KAI NYN TI MEL-leis a-nas-TAS BAP-ti-sai KAI a-PO-lou-sai tas ha-mar-TI-as sou e-pi-ka-le-SA-me-nos to O-no-ma au-TOU
Exegesis
This is followed by the interrogative phrase τί μέλλεις {τί μέλλεις | tí mél-leis}, literally “what are you about to do?” but used idiomatically as “why are you delaying?”, marked by the Greek question mark.
In context — Acts 22:16
And now, why are you delaying? Stand up, be baptized, and have your sins washed away, as you call upon His name.
About this coordinate
Acts 22:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 22:16, so the Greek word μέλλεις (melleis) 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.22.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.16.W4.S1) and character.