Acts 22:28:9Acts.22.28.W9TAB
πολιτείαν
politeian
“citizenship”
- Transliteration
- po-li-TEI-an
- Extended
- poh-li-TEI-ah-n
- IPA
- /po.liˈteː.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- citizenship
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
po-li-TEI-an
- sentence
a-pe-KRI-thê de ho khi-LEE-ar-khos e-GÔ pol-LOU ke-pha-LAI-ou tên po-li-TEI-an TAU-tên ek-tê-SA-mên ho de PAU-los E-phê e-GÔ de KAI ge-GEN-nê-mai
Exegesis
In the commander’s statement, egō {Ἐγὼ | e-gō} precedes ektēsámēn {ἐκτησάμην | ek-tē-sá-mēn} for contrastive emphasis, while the genitive adverbial pollou kephalaíou {πολλοῦ κεφαλαίου | pol-loû ke-pha-laí-ou} indicates price and the accusative tēn politeían taútēn {τὴν πολιτείαν ταύτην | tēn po-li-te-í-an tau-tēn} names “this citizenship” as object.
Root and etymology
pólispó-lis
“city; body of citizens”
In context — Acts 22:28
The commander answered, “I obtained this citizenship with a large payment.” But Paul said, “But I also was born a citizen.”
About this coordinate
Acts 22:28:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 22:28, so the Greek word πολιτείαν (politeian) 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.22.28.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.28.W9.S1) and character.