Acts 23:3:9Acts.23.3.W9TAB
μέλλει
mellei
“is about”
- Transliteration
- MEL-lei
- Extended
- MEHL-leh-ee
- IPA
- /ˈmel.le.i/
Meaning by language
- English
- is about
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
MEL-lei
- 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
Within the direct discourse, the infinitive typtein {Τύπτειν | Týp-tein} combined with mellei {μέλλει | mél-lei} and the subject ho theos {ὁ θεός | ho the-ós} expresses an imminent future (“God is about to strike”), with the infinitive functioning as the complement of mellei.
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 23:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 23:3, so the Greek word μέλλει (mellei) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.3.W9.S1) and character.