Acts 24:15:12Acts.24.15.W12TAB
μέλλειν
mellein
“to be about”
- Transliteration
- MEL-lein
- Extended
- MEHL-leh-in
- IPA
- /ˈmel.leːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to be about
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
MEL-lein
- phraseyour reading level
a-NA-sta-sin MEL-lein E-ses-thai di-KAI-ōn te kai a-DI-kōn
- sentence
el-PI-da E-khon eis ton the-ON HÊN kai au-TOI HOU-toi pros-DE-khon-tai a-NA-sta-sin MEL-lein E-ses-thai di-KAI-ōn te kai a-DI-kōn
Exegesis
The infinitival sequence anastasin mellein esesthai {ἀνάστασιν μέλλειν ἔσεσθαι | anástasin mélllein ésesthai} expresses indirect discourse of the expected event, with mellein adding imminence to esesthai.
In context — Acts 24:15
I have hope toward God , a hope which these themselves also accept, that there is about to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unjust.
About this coordinate
Acts 24:15:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 24:15, so the Greek word μέλλειν (mellein) 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.24.15.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.24.15.W12.S1) and character.