Acts 23:2:5Acts.23.2.W5TAB

ἐπέταξεν

epetaksen

commanded

Transliteration
e-PE-ta-ksen
Extended
eh-PEH-tah-ksehn
IPA
/eˈpe.tak.sen/

Meaning by language

English
commanded

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Result
ἐ + πέ + τα + ξεν
e + pe + ta + ksen
epetaksen

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Pip — as in pet
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Taut — as in top
Alphaah — as in father
Xix — as in axiom (ks)
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    e-PE-ta-ksen

  2. sentence

    ho de ar-khi-e-REUS ha-na-NI-as e-PE-ta-ksen tois pa-re-STÔ-sin au-TOI TYP-tein au-TOU to STO-ma

Exegesis

The aorist verb epetaxen {ἐπέταξεν | epétaxen} provides the main assertion, portraying a decisive, summary command rather than an ongoing action.

In contextActs 23:2

But the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near him to strike him on the mouth .

About this coordinate

Acts 23:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 23:2, so the Greek word ἐπέταξεν (epetaksen) 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.23.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.2.W5.S1) and character.