Acts 23:30:4Acts.23.30.W4TAB
ἐπιβουλῆς
epiboulees
“of a plot”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-bou-LEES
- Extended
- eh-pih-boo-LEHS
- IPA
- /e.pi.buːˈlɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- of a plot
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
e-pi-bou-LEES
- sentence
mê-ny-thei-SEE-sês DE MOI e-pi-bou-LEES eis ton AN-dra E-se-sthai eks-au-TEES E-pem-psa pros SE pa-rang-GEI-las kai tois ka-tê-GO-rois LE-gein pros au-TON e-PI sou
Exegesis
The verse begins with the genitive absolute mēnytheisēs de moi epiboulēs {μηνυθείσης δέ μοι ἐπιβουλῆς | mē-nu-theí-sēs de moi e-pi-bou-lês}, marking a temporal circumstance “when a plot was disclosed to me.”
Root and etymology
boulebeta–omicron–upsilon–lambda–eta
“plan, counsel, design”
In context — Acts 23:30
But when it was disclosed to me that there would be a plot against the man, I sent him to you at once, having also instructed the accusers to state what they have against him before you.
About this coordinate
Acts 23:30:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 23:30, so the Greek word ἐπιβουλῆς (epiboulees) 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.23.30.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.30.W4.S1) and character.