Acts 23:5:2Acts.23.5.W2TAB
τε
te
“and”
- Transliteration
- te
- Extended
- teh
- IPA
- /te/
Meaning by language
- English
- and
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
te
- 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
The sentence opens with the narrative verb ephē {ἔφη | é-phē} followed by the enclitic conjunction te {τε | te}, forming a typical discourse tag “and he said,” with the explicit subject ho Paulos {ὁ Παῦλος | ho Paû-los} following for clarity and emphasis on the speaker.
Root and etymology
politeuomaipi–omicron–lambda–iota–tau–epsilon–upsilon–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to live as a citizen, conduct one’s life”
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 23:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 23:5, so the Greek word τε (te) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.5.W2.S1) and character.