Acts 22:30:7Acts.22.30.W7TAB
ἀσφαλὲς
asphales
“the certain thing”
- Transliteration
- as-pha-LES
- Extended
- ahs-phah-LEHS
- IPA
- /as.pʰaˈles/
Meaning by language
- English
- the certain thing
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
as-pha-LES
- sentence
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
Its object is the double-article accusative structure to asphales to ti katēgoreitai hypo tōn Ioudaiōn {τὸ ἀσφαλὲς τὸ τί κατηγορεῖται ὑπὸ τῶν Ἰουδαίων | tò asphalés tò tí katēgoreîtai hypò tōn Ioudaíōn}, where the first article with asphales emphasizes firmness (‘certainty’) and the second with ti marks specificity (‘what’) of the accusation, with the passive verb katēgoreitai and the agent phrase hypo tōn Ioudaiōn specifying the Jews as accusers.
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 22:30:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 22:30, so the Greek word ἀσφαλὲς (asphales) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.30.W7.S1) and character.