Acts 23:28:8Acts.23.28.W8TAB

ἐνεκάλουν

enekaloun

they were accusing

Transliteration
e-ne-KA-loun
Extended
eh-neh-KA-loo(n)
IPA
/e.neˈka.luːn/

Meaning by language

English
they were accusing

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Result
ἐ + νε + κά + λουν
e + ne + ka + loun
enekaloun

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Nun — as in new
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Kappak — as in kite
Alphaah — as in father
Lambdal — as in law
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    e-ne-KA-loun

  2. 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

This noun is further defined by the relative clause di’ hēn enekaloun auto {διʼ ἣν ἐνεκάλουν αὐτῷ | di’ hèn enekáloun autō}, literally “because of which they were accusing him,” where the imperfect enekaloun portrays the accusation as an ongoing legal action and autō marks the person against whom the charges are brought.

In contextActs 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 23:28:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 23:28, so the Greek word ἐνεκάλουν (enekaloun) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.28.W8.S1) and character.