Acts 23:15:16Acts.23.15.W16TAB
μέλλοντας
mellontas
“being about”
- Transliteration
- MEL-lon-tas
- Extended
- MEHL-lohn-tahs
- IPA
- /ˈmel.lon.tas/
Meaning by language
- English
- being about
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
MEL-lon-tas
- sentence
NYN OUN hy-MEIS em-pha-NI-sa-te tôi khi-li-AR-khôi syn tôi sy-ne-DRI-ôi HO-pôs ka-ta-GA-gêi au-TON eis hy-MAS hôs MEL-lon-tas di-a-gi-NÔS-kein a-kri-BES-te-ron ta pe-RI au-TOU hê-MEIS de pro tou en-GI-sai au-TON HE-toi-MOI es-MEN tou a-ne-LEIN au-TON
Exegesis
The following comparative construction hōs mellontas diaginōskein akribesteron {ὡς μέλλοντας διαγινώσκειν ἀκριβέστερον | hōs méllontas diaginṓskein akribésteron} uses hōs “as if” with a participle plus infinitive to cast the supposed examination as a mere pretext for the request.
In context — Acts 23:15
Now therefore, you, together with the council, make it known to the commander so that he may bring him down to you, as though you are about to examine more precisely the matters concerning him. But we are ready, before he comes near, to kill him .
About this coordinate
Acts 23:15:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Acts 23:15, so the Greek word μέλλοντας (mellontas) 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.23.15.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.15.W16.S1) and character.