Acts 24:2:4Acts.24.2.W4TAB
ἤρξατο
êrksato
“he began”
- Transliteration
- ÊR-ksa-to
- Extended
- êR-ksah-toh
- IPA
- /ˈɛːr.ksɑ.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- he began
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ÊR-ksa-to
- clause
klê-THEN-tos de au-TOU ÊR-ksa-to ka-tê-go-REIN ho TER-tyl-los LE-gōn
- sentence
klê-THEN-tos de au-TOU ÊR-ksa-to ka-tê-go-REIN ho TER-tyl-los LE-gōn pol-LÊS ei-RÊ-nês tyn-KHA-no-men di-A sou KAI di-or-thō-MA-tōn gi-no-ME-nōn tō ETH-nei TOU-tō di-A tês sês pro-NOI-as KRA-tis-te PHÊ-liks
Exegesis
The main clause follows with erxato katēgorein {ἤρξατο κατηγορεῖν | ḗr-xa-to ka-tē-go-reîn}, a common idiom combining “begin” with an infinitive to mark the onset of an action, here the formal accusation.
In context — Acts 24:2
And when he had been summoned, Tertullus began to bring charges against him, saying, “Since we are enjoying great peace through you and since reforms are being carried out for this nation through your foresight,”
About this coordinate
Acts 24:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 24:2, so the Greek word ἤρξατο (êrksato) 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.24.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.24.2.W4.S1) and character.