Acts 23:5:6Acts.23.5.W6TAB
ᾔδειν
êdein
“I knew”
- Transliteration
- Ê-dein
- Extended
- ÊH-dein
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.dei̯n/
Meaning by language
- English
- I knew
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
Ê-dein
- 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 clause Ouk ēidein, adelphoi {Οὐκ ᾔδειν, ἀδελφοί | Oûk ēi-dein, a-del-phoí} places the negated first person verb “I did not know” before the vocative “brothers,” presenting Paul’s confession of ignorance and his fraternal appeal together.
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 23:5:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 23:5, so the Greek word ᾔδειν (êdein) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.5.W6.S1) and character.