Acts 23:1:13Acts.23.1.W13TAB
ἀγαθῇ
agathêi
“good”
- Transliteration
- a-ga-THÊi
- Extended
- ah-gah-THAY
- IPA
- /a.gaˈtʰɛːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- good
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-ga-THÊi
- sentence
a-te-NEE-sas de ho PAU-los tôi sy-ne-DRI-ō EI-pen AN-dres a-del-PHOI e-GŌ PA-sēi sy-nei-DÊ-sei a-ga-THÊi pe-po-LI-teu-mai tôi the-Ôi A-khri TAU-tēs tês hê-ME-ras
Exegesis
The clustered datives in pase syneidesei agathe {πάσῃ συνειδήσει ἀγαθῇ | PA-sē sy-nei-DÉ-sē a-ga-THĒ} form a dative of manner, describing the ethical quality “with all good conscience” that characterizes his life.
In context — Acts 23:1
But Paul, having looked intently at the council, said, “Men, brothers, I have conducted myself with all good conscience before God until this very day.”
About this coordinate
Acts 23:1:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Acts 23:1, so the Greek word ἀγαθῇ (agathêi) 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.23.1.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.1.W13.S1) and character.