Acts 23:18:24Acts.23.18.W24TAB
ἔχοντά
ekhonta
“having”
- Transliteration
- E-khon-TA
- Extended
- EH-khohn-TAH
- IPA
- /e.kʰonˈta/
Meaning by language
- English
- having
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
E-khon-TA
- 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
A second infinitival structure, echonta ti lalesai soi {ἔχοντά τι λαλῆσαί σοι | é-khon-tá ti la-lê-sai soi} literally ‘having something to speak to you’, gives the reason or purpose for the bringing. In English, the participial and infinitival chains are rendered as finite clauses and a causal or purpose construction (‘for he has something to say to you’ / ‘because he has something to tell you’) to preserve the temporal sequence and logical relationships while maintaining natural narrative flow.
In context — Acts 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 23:18:24 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 24 of Acts 23:18, so the Greek word ἔχοντά (ekhonta) 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.W24, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.18.W24.S1) and character.