Acts 23:6:27Acts.23.6.W27TAB
ἐλπίδος
elpidos
“of hope”
- Transliteration
- el-PI-dos
- Extended
- ehl-PIH-dohs
- IPA
- /elˈpi.dos/
Meaning by language
- English
- of hope
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
Tap any key to hear its pronunciation
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
el-PI-dos
- sentence
gnoUS de ho PAU-los HO-ti to HEN ME-ros es-TIN sad-dou-kai-ON to de HE-te-ron pha-ri-sai-ON E-kra-dzen en tôi sy-ne-DRI-ôi AN-dres a-del-PHOI e-GÔ pha-ri-sa-OS EI-mi hy-OS pha-ri-sai-ON pe-RI el-PI-dos kai a-na-STA-se-ôs ne-KRÔN e-GÔ KRI-no-mai
Exegesis
The final clause peri elpidos kai anastaseos nekron ego krinomai {περὶ ἐλπίδος καὶ ἀναστάσεως νεκρῶν ἐγὼ κρίνομαι | perì el-pí-dos kai a-na-stá-se-ōs ne-krôn egṑ krí-no-mai} front-loads the peri phrase, giving “hope and resurrection of the dead” thematic prominence as the real issue at stake. The middle-passive krinomai presents Paul as the one undergoing judgment rather than actively judging, reinforcing his status as defendant. The English renderings preserve the contrast between the two parties, maintain Paul’s emphatic first-person declarations, and reflect the fronted prepositional phrase by clearly marking “hope and resurrection of the dead” as the reason for his trial.
Root and etymology
elpisepsilon–lambda–pi–iota–sigma
“expectation, hope”
In context — Acts 23:6
But when Paul perceived that one part was Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men, brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. It is concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead that I am being judged.”
About this coordinate
Acts 23:6:27 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 27 of Acts 23:6, so the Greek word ἐλπίδος (elpidos) 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.23.6.W27, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.6.W27.S1) and character.