Acts 23:5:19Acts.23.5.W19TAB
ἐρεῖς
ereis
“you will speak”
- Transliteration
- e-REIS
- Extended
- eh-REIS
- IPA
- /eˈriːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- you will speak
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
e-REIS
- sentence
E-phê te ho PAU-los ouk Ê-dein a-del-PHOI HO-ti es-TIN ar-khi-e-REUS GE-gra-ptai gar HO-ti AR-khon-ta tou la-OU sou ouk e-REIS ka-KÔS
Exegesis
A second hoti introduces the cited command: hoti Archonta tou laou sou ouk ereis kakōs {ὅτι Ἄρχοντα τοῦ λαοῦ σου οὐκ ἐρεῖς κακῶς | hó-ti Ár-khon-ta toû la-oû sou oûk e-reîs ka-kôs}.
The future indicative ereis {ἐρεῖς | e-reîs} functions as a prohibitive command (“you shall not speak”), and the adverb kakōs {κακῶς | ka-kôs} characterizes the forbidden speech as morally wrong. In English, direct speech markers and punctuation are used to distinguish Paul’s words from the embedded Scripture citation, while maintaining the logical flow from Paul’s explanation to the scriptural justification.
In context — Acts 23:5
And Paul said, “I did not know, brothers, that he was the high priest; for it is written, ‘You shall not speak evil of a ruler of your people .’”
About this coordinate
Acts 23:5:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Acts 23:5, so the Greek word ἐρεῖς (ereis) 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.23.5.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.5.W19.S1) and character.