Acts 23:18:17Acts.23.18.W17TAB

ἠρώτησεν

êrôtêsen

asked

Transliteration
ê-RÔ-tê-sen
Extended
EH-ROH-tay-sehn
IPA
/ɛːˈrɔː.tɛː.sen/

Meaning by language

English
asked

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Result
ἠ + ρώ + τη + σεν
ê + rô + tê + sen
êrôtêsen

Alphabet Analysis

Etai — as in machine
Rhor — rolled r
Omegao — same as omicron
Taut — as in top
Etai — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    ê-RÔ-tê-sen

  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

The aorist middle participle proskalesamenos {προσκαλεσάμενος | pros-ka-le-sá-me-nos} ‘having called’ describes the prior summons that precedes the main aorist erotesen {ἠρώτησεν | ē-rṓ-tē-sen} ‘asked’, so the sequence is: he called, then he asked.

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 23:18:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Acts 23:18, so the Greek word ἠρώτησεν (êrôtêsen) 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.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.18.W17.S1) and character.