Acts 23:11:21Acts.23.11.W21TAB
δεῖ
dei
“it is necessary”
- Transliteration
- DEI
- Extended
- DEI
- IPA
- /dei/
Meaning by language
- English
- it is necessary
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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DEI
- sentence
tê de e-pi-OU-sê nyk-TI e-pi-STAS au-TOI ho KY-ree-os EI-pen THAR-sei hôs gar di-e-mar-TY-rô ta pe-RI e-MOU eis ie-rou-sa-LÊM HOU-tô se DEI kai eis RHÔ-mên mar-ty-RÊ-sai
Exegesis
martyresai {σε δεῖ … μαρτυρῆσαι | se deî … martyrêsai} “you must testify,” with the impersonal verb dei indicating divine necessity. The repeated preposition eis in eis Ierousalēm …
In context — Acts 23:11
But on the following night the Lord stood by him and said, “Take courage, for just as you have solemnly testified about Me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome.”
About this coordinate
Acts 23:11:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Acts 23:11, so the Greek word δεῖ (dei) 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.23.11.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.11.W21.S1) and character.