Acts 22:26:1Acts.22.26.W1TAB
ἀκούσας
akousas
“having heard”
- Transliteration
- a-KOU-sas
- Extended
- ah-KOO-sahs
- IPA
- /aˈkuː.sas/
Meaning by language
- English
- having heard
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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 | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
a-KOU-sas
- sentence
a-KOU-sas de ho he-ka-ton-TAR-khês pro-sel-THÔN tôi khi-li-AR-khôi a-PÊNG-gei-len LE-gōn TÍ MEL-leis poi-EIN ho gar AN-thrō-pos HOU-tos rō-mai-OS es-tin
Exegesis
The verse opens with a sequence of aorist participles akousas {ἀκούσας | a-koú-sas} ‘having heard’ and proselthōn {προσελθὼν | pro-sel-THŌN} ‘having approached’ that frame the narrative.
In context — Acts 22:26
When the centurion heard this, he went to the commander and reported, saying, “What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman.”
About this coordinate
Acts 22:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 22:26, so the Greek word ἀκούσας (akousas) 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.22.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.26.W1.S1) and character.