Acts 23:29:13Acts.23.29.W13TAB
ἢ
ê
“or”
- Transliteration
- ê
- Extended
- ay
- IPA
- /ɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- or
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ê
- sentence
hon HEU-ron en-ga-LOU-me-non pe-RI dzê-tê-MA-tôn tou NO-mou au-TÔN mê-DEN de AX-si-on tha-NA-tou ê des-MÔN E-khon-ta EN-klê-ma
Exegesis
The following unit mēden de axion thanatou ē desmōn echonta enklēma {μηδὲν δὲ ἄξιον θανάτου ἢ δεσμῶν ἔχοντα ἔγκλημα | mēdén de áxion thanátou ē desmōn échonta éngklēma} is coordinated by de “but,” contrasting the religious nature of the dispute with the absence of a serious criminal matter.
Root and etymology
zēteōzeta–eta–tau–epsilon–omega
“to seek, inquire”
In context — Acts 23:29
Whom I found being accused concerning questions about their law, but having no charge worthy of death or imprisonment .
About this coordinate
Acts 23:29:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Acts 23:29, so the Greek word ἢ (ê) 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.23.29.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.29.W13.S1) and character.