Acts 23:15:2Acts.23.15.W2TAB
οὖν
oun
“therefore”
- Transliteration
- OUN
- Extended
- oo(n)
- IPA
- /uːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- therefore
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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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 verse opens with the combination nyn oun {νῦν οὖν | nûn oûn} “now therefore,” which links this instruction logically and temporally to what precedes, giving a sense of urgency.
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 23:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 23:15, so the Greek word οὖν (oun) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.15.W2.S1) and character.