Acts 23:28:5Acts.23.28.W5TAB
αἰτίαν
aiteean
“charge”
- Transliteration
- ai-TEE-an
- Extended
- ai-TEE-ah(n)
- IPA
- /aiˈti.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- charge
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ai-TEE-an
- sentence
bou-LO-me-NOS te e-pi-GNO-nai tên ai-TEE-an di hên e-ne-KA-loun au-TOI ka-TÊ-ga-gon eis to sy-NE-dri-on au-TÔN
Exegesis
The object of the infinitive is ten aitian {τὴν αἰτίαν | tèn aitían} “the charge,” specifying the legal issue in view.
Root and etymology
ait-alpha–iota–tau
“cause, charge, accusation”
In context — Acts 23:28
And wanting to know exactly the charge for which they were accusing him, I brought him down into their council .
About this coordinate
Acts 23:28:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 23:28, so the Greek word αἰτίαν (aiteean) 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.23.28.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.28.W5.S1) and character.