Acts 23:4:3Acts.23.4.W3TAB
παρεστῶτες
parestôtes
“those standing by”
- Transliteration
- pa-re-STÔ-tes
- Extended
- pah-reh-STÔH-tehs
- IPA
- /pa.resˈtɔː.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- those standing by
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pa-re-STÔ-tes
- sentence
hoi de pa-re-STÔ-tes EI-pan ton ar-khi-e-RE-a tou the-OU loi-do-REIS
Exegesis
The verse begins with the nominative participial phrase hoi de parestotes {οἱ δὲ παρεστῶτες | hoi de parestṓtes}, where the postpositive conjunction de links this response to the prior action, and the perfect participle emphasizes those already in position as bystanders.
In context — Acts 23:4
But those who were standing by said, “Are you insulting the high priest of God ?” insulting
About this coordinate
Acts 23:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 23:4, so the Greek word παρεστῶτες (parestôtes) 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.23.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.4.W3.S1) and character.