Acts 23:1:14Acts.23.1.W14TAB
πεπολίτευμαι
pepoliteumai
“I have conducted my life”
- Transliteration
- pe-po-LI-teu-mai
- Extended
- peh-poh-LIH-teu-mai
- IPA
- /pe.poˈli.teu.mai/
Meaning by language
- English
- I have conducted my life
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| 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) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pe-po-LI-teu-mai
- 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 perfect middle verb pepoliteumai {πεπολίτευμαι | pe-po-LÍ-teu-mai} “I have lived as a citizen” presents his conduct as a settled pattern that began in the past and continues up to the present moment.
Root and etymology
politeuomaipi–omicron–lambda–iota–tau–epsilon–upsilon–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to live as a citizen, conduct one’s 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 23:1:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Acts 23:1, so the Greek word πεπολίτευμαι (pepoliteumai) 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.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.1.W14.S1) and character.