Acts 23:35:10Acts.23.35.W10TAB
κελεύσας
keleusas
“having ordered”
- Transliteration
- ke-LEU-sas
- Extended
- keh-LEH-oo-sahs
- IPA
- /keˈleu.sas/
Meaning by language
- English
- having ordered
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ke-LEU-sas
- sentence
di-a-KOU-so-MAI sou E-phê HO-tan KAI hoi ka-TÊ-go-ROI sou pa-ra-GE-nōn-tai ke-LEU-sas en tôi prai-tō-RI-ō tou hê-RŌI-dou phy-LAS-ses-thai au-TON
Exegesis
After the reported promise, the aorist participle keleusas {κελεύσας | keleúsas} ‘having commanded’ introduces a participial clause that is syntactically tied to the same subject (“he”), describing an action subsequent to his speech.
In context — Acts 23:35
“I will hear you,” he said, “when your accusers also arrive.” Then he ordered that he be kept in Herod’s praetorium .
About this coordinate
Acts 23:35:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 23:35, so the Greek word κελεύσας (keleusas) 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.23.35.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.35.W10.S1) and character.