Acts 23:24:1Acts.23.24.W1TAB
κτήνη
ktêenê
“mounts”
- Transliteration
- KTÊE-nê
- Extended
- ktee-NEE
- IPA
- /ˈkteː.nɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- mounts
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KTÊE-nê
- sentence
KTÊE-nê te pa-ra-STÊE-sai HI-na e-pi-bi-BA-san-tes ton PAU-lon di-a-SÔ-sō-si pros PHÊ-li-ka ton hê-ge-MO-na
Exegesis
The verse begins with the infinitive construction κτήνη τε παραστῆσαι {κτήνη τε παραστῆσαι | ktḗ-nē te pa-ra-stê-sai}, where the accusative noun κτήνη functions as the object of the aorist infinitive παραστῆσαι indicating the act of providing mounts.
Root and etymology
ktaomaikappa–tau–alpha–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to acquire, possess property”
In context — Acts 23:24
And to provide mounts , so that, having placed Paul on them, they might bring him safely to Felix the governor .
About this coordinate
Acts 23:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 23:24, so the Greek word κτήνη (ktêenê) 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.23.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.24.W1.S1) and character.