Acts 22:30:14Acts.22.30.W14TAB
ἔλυσεν
elysen
“he loosed”
- Transliteration
- E-ly-sen
- Extended
- EH-ly-sehn
- IPA
- /ˈe.ly.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he loosed
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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E-ly-sen
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tê DE e-PAU-ri-on bou-LO-me-nos GNÔ-nai to as-pha-LES to TI ka-tê-go-REI-tai hy-PO tôn i-ou-dai-ÔN E-ly-sen au-TON kai e-KE-leu-sen sy-nel-THEIN tous ar-khi-e-REIS kai PAN to sy-NE-dri-on kai ka-ta-ga-GÔN ton PAU-lon E-stê-sen eis au-TOUS
Exegesis
The aorist indicatives elusen {ἔλυσεν | élusen} ‘he loosed’ and ekéleusen {ἐκέλευσεν | ekéleusen} ‘he ordered’ present decisive sequential actions.
Root and etymology
Rootlambda–upsilon–omega
“to loosen, untie”
In context — Acts 22:30
But on the next day, wanting to ascertain the certainty of the charges brought against him by the Jews , he unbound him and ordered the chief priests and the entire council to assemble; then he brought Paul down and placed him before them.
About this coordinate
Acts 22:30:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Acts 22:30, so the Greek word ἔλυσεν (elysen) 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.22.30.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.30.W14.S1) and character.