Acts 23:12:8Acts.23.12.W8TAB
ἀνεθεμάτισαν
anethematisan
“they bound under an oath”
- Transliteration
- a-ne-the-MA-ti-san
- Extended
- ah-neh-theh-MAH-tih-sahn
- IPA
- /a.ne.tʰeˈma.ti.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they bound under an oath
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
a-ne-the-MA-ti-san
- 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 finite verb anethematizan {ἀνεθεμάτισαν | a-ne-the-má-ti-san} “they put under a curse” is foregrounded as the central action, followed by the reflexive heautous {ἑαυτοὺς | he-au-toús}, indicating self-imprecation: they bind themselves rather than others.
Root and etymology
anathematizōalpha nu alpha theta epsilon mu alpha tau iota zeta omega
“to place under a curse, devote to destruction”
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 23:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 23:12, so the Greek word ἀνεθεμάτισαν (anethematisan) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.12.W8.S1) and character.