Acts 23:3:13Acts.23.3.W13TAB
κεκονιαμένε
kekoniamene
“whitewashed”
- Transliteration
- ke-ko-ni-a-ME-ne
- Extended
- keh-koh-nee-ah-MEH-neh
- IPA
- /ke.ko.ni.aˈme.ne/
Meaning by language
- English
- whitewashed
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
ke-ko-ni-a-ME-ne
- sentence
TO-te ho PAU-los pros au-TON EI-pen TYP-tein se MEL-lei ho the-OS TOI-khe ke-ko-ni-a-ME-ne kai sy KA-thêi KRI-nōn me ka-TA ton NO-mon kai pa-ra-no-MŌN ke-LEU-eis me TYP-tes-thai
Exegesis
The vocative phrase toiche kekoniamene {τοῖχε κεκονιαμένε | toî-che ke-ko-ni-a-mé-ne} stands as a sharp metaphorical address, where the perfect participle emphasizes a completed, ongoing state of “whitewashing,” suggesting outward respectability that conceals inner corruption.
In context — Acts 23:3
Then Paul said to him, “God is about to strike you, you whitewashed wall . You are sitting to judge me according to the law, and while breaking the law you command me to be struck.”
About this coordinate
Acts 23:3:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Acts 23:3, so the Greek word κεκονιαμένε (kekoniamene) 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.23.3.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.3.W13.S1) and character.