Acts 23:25:1Acts.23.25.W1TAB
γράψας
grapsas
“having written”
- Transliteration
- GRA-psas
- Extended
- GRAH-psahs
- IPA
- /ˈgra.psas/
Meaning by language
- English
- having written
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Psi | ps — as in lips | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
GRA-psas
- sentence
GRA-psas e-pi-sto-LÊN E-khou-san ton TY-pon TOU-ton
Exegesis
The verse is composed of a single participial construction beginning with grapsas {γράψας | gráp-sas} ‘having written,’ which denotes an action completed prior to and preparatory for the main verbal action in the wider context.
In context — Acts 23:25
Having written a letter having this pattern :
About this coordinate
Acts 23:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 23:25, so the Greek word γράψας (grapsas) 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.23.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.25.W1.S1) and character.