Acts 23:19:1Acts.23.19.W1TAB
ἐπιλαβόμενος
epilabomenos
“having taken hold”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-la-BO-me-nos
- Extended
- eh-pih-lah-BOH-meh-nohs
- IPA
- /e.pi.laˈbo.me.nos/
Meaning by language
- English
- having taken hold
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
e-pi-la-BO-me-nos
- sentence
e-pi-la-BO-me-nos de tês khei-ROS au-TOU ho khi-LI-ar-khos kai a-na-khô-RÊE-sas kat i-DEE-an e-pyn-THA-ne-to TEE es-TIN ho E-kheis a-pan-GEI-LAI moi
Exegesis
The sentence opens with the circumstantial participle epilabomenos {ἐπιλαβόμενος | epilabómenos} ‘having taken hold’, which precedes the main verb and describes an action that occurs prior to and in coordination with the main imperfect verb.
In context — Acts 23:19
Then the commander took him by the hand and, after withdrawing privately, began to ask, “What is it that you have to declare to me?”
About this coordinate
Acts 23:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 23:19, so the Greek word ἐπιλαβόμενος (epilabomenos) 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.23.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.19.W1.S1) and character.