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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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-PE-ta-ksen
- 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 context — Acts 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.