Acts 23:20:19Acts.23.20.W19TAB
μέλλον
mellon
“about to”
- Transliteration
- MEL-lon
- Extended
- MEHL-lohn
- IPA
- /ˈmel.lon/
Meaning by language
- English
- about to
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
MEL-lon
- sentence
EI-pen de HO-ti hoi i-ou-DAI-oi sy-NE-thehn-to tou e-rô-TÊ-sai se HO-pôs AU-ri-on ton PAU-lon ka-ta-GA-gêis eis to sy-NE-dri-on hôs MEL-lon ti a-kri-VES-te-ron pyn-THA-nes-thai pe-RI au-TOU
Exegesis
The participial phrase mellon ti akribesteron pynthanesthai peri autou {μέλλον τι ἀκριβέστερον πυνθάνεσθαι περὶ αὐτοῦ | mél-lon ti a-kri-bés-te-ron pyn-thá-nes-thai pe-rì au-toû} literally means ‘being about to inquire something more accurately about him’. Here mellon, a present participle, functions with the complementary infinitive pynthanesthai to express intended future action, and akribesteron, an accusative neuter singular comparative, is used adverbially to describe the manner of the inquiry. Syntactically, the structure creates a clear hierarchy: main reporting verb (eipen), main conspiratorial clause (hoi Ioudaioi synethento), articulated purpose for the addressee (hopos … katagages), and a comparative clause that frames their stated aim as a pretext. The translations preserve this layering by keeping the conspiratorial agreement, the requested action, and the deceptive “as though” inquiry distinct but closely coordinated.
In context — Acts 23:20
He said, “The Jews have conspired to ask you to bring Paul down to the council tomorrow, as though they are about to inquire something more accurately concerning him.”
About this coordinate
Acts 23:20:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Acts 23:20, so the Greek word μέλλον (mellon) 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.23.20.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.20.W19.S1) and character.