Acts 23:18:14Acts.23.18.W14TAB

Παῦλος

paulos

Paul

Transliteration
PAU-los
Extended
PAU-lohs
IPA
/ˈpau.los/

Meaning by language

English
Paul

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Result
Παῦ + λος
pau + los
paulos

Alphabet Analysis

Pip — as in pet
Alphaah — as in father
Upsiloni — as in machine
Lambdal — as in law
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    PAU-los

  2. sentence

    ho men oun pa-ra-la-BON au-TON Ê-ga-gen pros ton khi-LI-ar-khon kai phê-SIN ho DES-mi-os PAU-los pros-ka-le-SA-me-nos me ê-RÔ-tê-sen TOU-ton ton ne-a-NI-an a-ga-GEIN pros SE E-khon-TA ti la-LÊ-SAI soi

Exegesis

Inside the quotation, the nominative phrase ho desmios Paulos {Ὁ δέσμιος Παῦλος | Ho dés-mi-os Paû-los} ‘the prisoner Paul’ serves as the subject, fronting Paul’s status as a prisoner for emphasis.

In contextActs 23:18

So then, the one who had taken him brought him to the tribune and said, “Paul the prisoner called me and asked me to bring this young man to you, for he has something to say to you.”

About this coordinate

Acts 23:18:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Acts 23:18, so the Greek word Παῦλος (paulos) 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.23.18.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.18.W14.S1) and character.