Acts 23:20:8Acts.23.20.W8TAB
ἐρωτῆσαί
erôtêsai
“to ask”
- Transliteration
- e-rô-TÊ-sai
- Extended
- eh-roh-TÊE-sai
- IPA
- /e.rɔːˈtɛː.sai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to ask
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-rô-TÊ-sai
- 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 genitive articular infinitive construction tou erotesai {τοῦ ἐρωτῆσαί | toû e-ro-tê-sai} links closely with synethento, indicating the content and purpose of their agreement: they have “conspired for the asking.”
Root and etymology
erotaoepsilon–rho–omega–tau–alpha–omega
“to ask, question”
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 23:20:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 23:20, so the Greek word ἐρωτῆσαί (erôtêsai) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.20.W8.S1) and character.