Acts 22:27:1Acts.22.27.W1TAB
προσελθὼν
proselthōn
“having come up”
- Transliteration
- pro-sel-THŌN
- Extended
- proh-sehl-THOON
- IPA
- /pro.selˈtʰɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- having come up
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pro-sel-THŌN
- sentence
pro-sel-THŌN de ho khi-LI-ar-khos EI-pen au-TŌ LE-ge moi sy rō-MAI-os EI ho de E-phê NAI
Exegesis
The verse begins with the circumstantial aorist participle proselthon {προσελθὼν | pro-sel-thōn} ‘having come near’, indicating a preliminary action to the main verb.
Root and etymology
erchomaier-chomai
“to come”
In context — Acts 22:27
Then the commander came and said to him, “Tell me, are you a Roman ?” And he replied, “Yes.”
About this coordinate
Acts 22:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 22:27, so the Greek word προσελθὼν (proselthōn) 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.22.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.27.W1.S1) and character.