Acts 23:2:7Acts.23.2.W7TAB
παρεστῶσιν
parestôsin
“standing by”
- Transliteration
- pa-re-STÔ-sin
- Extended
- pah-reh-STOH-sihn
- IPA
- /pa.reˈstɔː.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- standing by
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pa-re-STÔ-sin
- 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 dative phrase tois parestōsin autō {τοῖς παρεστῶσιν αὐτῷ | tois parestôsin autô} consists of the article plus perfect active participle with a dative pronoun, literally “the ones having stood by him,” indicating attendants currently positioned at his side and serving as indirect objects who receive the order.
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 23:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 23:2, so the Greek word παρεστῶσιν (parestôsin) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.2.W7.S1) and character.