Acts 24:12:20Acts.24.12.W20TAB
κατὰ
kata
“throughout”
- Transliteration
- ka-TA
- Extended
- kah-TAH
- IPA
- /kaˈta/
Meaning by language
- English
- throughout
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
ka-TA
- 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
The subsequent coordinate phrases with repeated oute—oute en tais synagogais {οὔτε ἐν ταῖς συναγωγαῖς | oú-te en taîs sy-na-gō-gais} and oute kata tēn polin {οὔτε κατὰ τὴν πόλιν | oú-te ka-tà tēn pó-lin}—extend the denial beyond the temple to synagogues and then distributively “throughout the city.” This threefold negation, marked by the rhythmic repetition of oute, strengthens the legal point: in no recognized public venue did they ever observe Paul engaging in the activities of which he is accused. In English, the participial phrases are rendered as finite verbal complements (“engaging with anyone in discussion,” “causing an uprising”) to keep the flow natural while preserving their close dependence on “they found me.”
Root and etymology
Rootlambda–epsilon–iota–pi–omega
“to leave behind”
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 24:12:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Acts 24:12, so the Greek word κατὰ (kata) 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.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.24.12.W20.S1) and character.