Acts 23:20:6Acts.23.20.W6TAB
συνέθεντο
synethehnto
“agreed”
- Transliteration
- sy-NE-thehn-to
- Extended
- syh-NEH-thehn-toh
- IPA
- /syˈne.tʰen.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- agreed
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
sy-NE-thehn-to
- 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 subject phrase hoi Ioudaioi {Οἱ Ἰουδαῖοι | Hoí I-ou-daî-oi} ‘the Jews’ stands before the verb synethento {συνέθεντο | sy-né-then-to} ‘agreed together, conspired’, marking them as the grammatical and logical agents of the plot.
Root and etymology
syntithemisigma–upsilon–nu–tau–iota–theta–epsilon–mu–iota
“to put together, make an agreement”
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 23:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 23:20, so the Greek word συνέθεντο (synethehnto) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.20.W6.S1) and character.