Acts 23:18:6Acts.23.18.W6TAB
ἤγαγεν
êgagen
“he brought”
- Transliteration
- Ê-ga-gen
- Extended
- EH-ga-gehn
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.ga.gen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he brought
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
Ê-ga-gen
- 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 participle paralabon {παραλαβών | pa-ra-la-bṓn} ‘having taken’ precedes the main verb egagen {ἤγαγεν | ḗ-ga-gen} ‘brought’, creating a participial clause of prior action: first he took the person along, then he brought him.
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 23:18:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 23:18, so the Greek word ἤγαγεν (êgagen) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.18.W6.S1) and character.