Acts 24:12:10Acts.24.12.W10TAB
διαλεγόμενον
dialegomenon
“disputing”
- Transliteration
- di-a-le-GO-me-non
- Extended
- dee-ah-leh-GOH-meh-nohn
- IPA
- /di.a.leˈgo.me.non/
Meaning by language
- English
- disputing
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
di-a-le-GO-me-non
- sentence
KAI OU-te en tôi hi-e-ROI heu-RON me pros ti-na di-a-le-GO-me-non ê e-PI-sta-sin poi-OUN-ta O-khlou OU-te en TAIS sy-na-gô-GAIS OU-te ka-TA tên PO-lin
Exegesis
Two accusative participial constructions expand what “finding” would have involved: pros tina dialegomenon {πρός τινα διαλεγόμενον | prós tí-na di-a-le-gó-me-non} and epistasin poiounta ochlou {ἐπίστασιν ποιοῦντα ὄχλου | e-pí-sta-sin poi-ûn-ta ó-chlou}. The preposition pros with tina marks the interlocutor of Paul’s activity, while the present middle participle dialegomenon, agreeing with the object me, depicts ongoing, reasoned conversation or disputation that the accusers claim but Paul denies.
Root and etymology
dialegomaidelta–iota–alpha–lambda–epsilon–gamma–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to converse, discuss, reason”
In context — Acts 24:12
And neither in the temple did they find me engaging with anyone in discussion , or causing an uprising of a crowd, nor in the synagogues, nor throughout the city.
About this coordinate
Acts 24:12:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 24:12, so the Greek word διαλεγόμενον (dialegomenon) 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.24.12.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.24.12.W10.S1) and character.