Acts 23:12:17Acts.23.12.W17TAB
ἀποκτείνωσιν
apokteinōsin
“they might kill”
- Transliteration
- a-po-KTEI-nō-sin
- Extended
- ah-poh-KTAY-noh-sin
- IPA
- /a.poˈktei.noː.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- they might kill
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
a-po-KTEI-nō-sin
- sentence
ge-no-ME-nês de hê-ME-ras poi-Ê-san-tes sy-stro-PHÊN hoi i-ou-DAI-oi a-ne-the-MA-ti-san he-au-TOUS LE-gon-tes MÊ-te pha-GEIN MÊ-te pi-EIN HÉ-ōs hou a-po-KTEI-nō-sin ton PAU-lon
Exegesis
The clause heōs hou apokteinōsin ton Paulon {ἕως οὗ ἀποκτείνωσιν τὸν Παῦλον | hé-ōs hou a-pok-teí-nō-sin tón Paû-lon} uses heōs hou as a conjunctional sequence “until,” governing a subjunctive verb to mark a future contingency that sets the limit of the oath. English requires finite clauses for the participles and a more explicit temporal and causal relationship, so the participles are rendered with temporal subordination (“when day had come, having formed a conspiracy”) and the genitive absolute is translated as a temporal clause rather than a free-standing phrase.
Root and etymology
apokteinoalpha–pi–omicron–kappa–tau–epsilon–iota–nu–omega
“to kill, put to death”
In context — Acts 23:12
But when day had come, the Jews , having formed a conspiracy, bound themselves under a curse , saying that they would neither eat nor drink until they had killed Paul.
About this coordinate
Acts 23:12:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Acts 23:12, so the Greek word ἀποκτείνωσιν (apokteinōsin) 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.23.12.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.12.W17.S1) and character.