Acts 22:26:12Acts.22.26.W12TAB
ποιεῖν
poiein
“to do”
- Transliteration
- poi-EIN
- Extended
- poi-EEN
- IPA
- /poiˈeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to do
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
poi-EIN
- 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 interrogative expression ti melleis poiein {τί μέλλεις ποιεῖν | ti MEL-leis poi-EIN} employs the present indicative plus infinitive to pose a question about imminent action.
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 22:26:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 22:26, so the Greek word ποιεῖν (poiein) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.26.W12.S1) and character.