Acts 23:26:4Acts.23.26.W4TAB
κρατίστῳ
kratistôi
“most excellent”
- Transliteration
- kra-TI-stôi
- Extended
- krah-TIH-stoh-ee
- IPA
- /kraˈtis.tɔːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- most excellent
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
kra-TI-stôi
- sentence
KLAU-di-os ly-SI-as tôi kra-TI-stôi hê-ge-MO-ni PHÊ-li-ki KHAI-rein
Exegesis
The following dative phrase tō kratistō hēgemonī Phēliki {τῷ κρατίστῳ ἡγεμόνι Φήλικι | tôi kra-tís-tō hē-ge-mó-ni Phē-li-ki} functions as the addressee line, with the article and superlative adjective creating the honorific formula “to the most excellent governor,” and the proper name specifying which governor.
In context — Acts 23:26
Claudius Lysias to the most excellent governor Felix, greetings .
About this coordinate
Acts 23:26:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 23:26, so the Greek word κρατίστῳ (kratistôi) 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.23.26.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.26.W4.S1) and character.