Acts 24:16:8Acts.24.16.W8TAB
⸀ἔχειν
ekhein
“to have”
- Transliteration
- E-khein
- Extended
- EH-kheh-een
- IPA
- /ˈe.kʰein/
Meaning by language
- English
- to have
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
E-khein
- sentence
en TOU-tō KAI au-TOS as-KÔ a-PROS-ko-pon sy-NEI-dē-sin E-khein pros ton the-ON KAI tous an-THRÔ-pous di-A pan-TOS
Exegesis
The main verb asko {ἀσκῶ | askô} with the complementary infinitive echein {ἔχειν | échein} frames disciplined action aimed at an unoffending conscience, while the adjective aproskopon {ἀπρόσκοπον | apróskopon} qualifying syn(e)idesin {συνείδησιν | syneídēsin} portrays an inner moral faculty free from grounds for stumbling.
Root and etymology
echoepsilon–chi–omicron
“to have, hold, be in a state”
In context — Acts 24:16
Because of this, I myself practice to keep a conscience without offense toward God and toward people continually.
About this coordinate
Acts 24:16:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 24:16, so the Greek word ⸀ἔχειν (ekhein) 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.24.16.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.24.16.W8.S1) and character.