Acts 23:14:18Acts.23.14.W18TAB
Παῦλον
paulon
“Paul”
- Transliteration
- PAU-lon
- Extended
- PAU-lohn
- IPA
- /ˈpau.lon/
Meaning by language
- English
- Paul
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
PAU-lon
- sentence
HOI-ti-nes pro-sel-THON-tes tois ar-khi-e-REU-sin KAI tois pres-by-TE-rois EI-pan a-na-THE-ma-ti a-ne-the-ma-TI-sa-men he-au-TOUS mê-de-NOS GEU-sas-thai HE-ōs hou a-pok-TEI-nō-men ton PAU-lon
Exegesis
The object ton Paulon {τὸν Παῦλον | tón Paûlon} specifies that Paul is the intended victim of the conspiracy. In translation, the participle is rendered as a finite verb (“came”) for narrative clarity, the infinitival clause is expressed idiomatically as “not to eat anything,” and the force of the anathema is conveyed through wording that preserves the solemn and violent tone of this murderous vow.
In context — Acts 23:14
Those who had approached the chief priests and the elders said, “With a curse we have bound ourselves not to taste anything until we have killed Paul.”
About this coordinate
Acts 23:14:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Acts 23:14, so the Greek word Παῦλον (paulon) 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.23.14.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.14.W18.S1) and character.