Acts 24:23:11Acts.24.23.W11TAB
κωλύειν
kôlyein
“to hinder”
- Transliteration
- kô-LY-ein
- Extended
- kô-LY-eh-een
- IPA
- /kɔːˈly.ein/
Meaning by language
- English
- to hinder
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
kô-LY-ein
- sentence
di-a-ta-KSA-me-nos tôi he-ka-ton-TAR-khêi tê-REIS-thai au-TON E-khein te A-ne-sin KAI mê-DE-na kô-LY-ein tôn i-DI-ôn au-TOU hy-pê-re-TEIN au-TÔI
Exegesis
The conjunction kai {καὶ | kaí} leads into medena kolyein tōn idiōn autou {μηδένα κωλύειν τῶν ἰδίων αὐτοῦ | mēdéna kōlýeîn tōn idíōn autoû}, prohibiting any of his personal associates from hindering the final infinitive, hypēretein autō {ὑπηρετεῖν αὐτῷ | hypēreteîn autō̂}, “to serve him.” The structure balances firm custody with leniency and access, reflecting the governor’s nuanced directive.
In context — Acts 24:23
And he gave orders to the centurion that Paul should be kept in custody, yet have relief , and that none of his own should be hindered from serving him.
About this coordinate
Acts 24:23:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 24:23, so the Greek word κωλύειν (kôlyein) 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.24.23.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.24.23.W11.S1) and character.