Acts 24:23:3Acts.24.23.W3TAB
ἑκατοντάρχῃ
hekatontarkhêi
“centurion”
- Transliteration
- he-ka-ton-TAR-khêi
- Extended
- heh-kah-tohn-TAR-khêi
- IPA
- /he.ka.tonˈtar.kʰɛːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- centurion
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
he-ka-ton-TAR-khêi
- 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 dative tō hekatontarchē {τῷ ἑκατοντάρχῃ | tō hekatontárchē} marks the recipient of the orders, the centurion. A series of coordinated infinitives expresses the content of the command.
Root and etymology
hekatontarchēseta–kappa–alpha–tau–omicron–nu–tau–alpha–rho–chi–eta–sigma
“commander of a hundred, centurion”
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 24:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 24:23, so the Greek word ἑκατοντάρχῃ (hekatontarkhêi) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.24.23.W3.S1) and character.