Φῆλιξ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 Φῆλιξ

   PHÊ-liks

   Felix
2. clause🔊 διαλεγομένου δὲ αὐτοῦ περὶ δικαιοσύνης καὶ ἐγκρατείας καὶ τοῦ κρίματος τοῦ ⸀μέλλοντος ἔμφοβος γενόμενος ὁ Φῆλιξ ἀπεκρίθη·

   di-a-le-go-ME-nou de au-TOU pe-RI di-kai-o-SY-nēs kai en-gra-TEI-as kai tou KRI-ma-tos tou MEL-lon-tos EM-pho-bos ge-NO-me-nos ho PHÊ-liks a-pe-KRI-thē

   while {he} was discussing and of him about righteousness and self-control and of the judgment of the coming afraid having become the Felix answered
3. sentence🔊 διαλεγομένου δὲ αὐτοῦ περὶ δικαιοσύνης καὶ ἐγκρατείας καὶ τοῦ κρίματος τοῦ ⸀μέλλοντος ἔμφοβος γενόμενος ὁ Φῆλιξ ἀπεκρίθη· Τὸ νῦν ἔχον πορεύου καιρὸν δὲ μεταλαβὼν μετακαλέσομαί σε·

   di-a-le-go-ME-nou de au-TOU pe-RI di-kai-o-SY-nēs kai en-gra-TEI-as kai tou KRI-ma-tos tou MEL-lon-tos EM-pho-bos ge-NO-me-nos ho PHÊ-liks a-pe-KRI-thē to NYN E-khon po-REU-ou kai-RON de me-ta-la-BON me-ta-ka-LE-so-mai se

   while {he} was discussing and of him about righteousness and self-control and of the judgment of the coming afraid having become the Felix answered the now having go a time and having received I will send for you

Exegesis

The main clause subjects Felix to an adjectival resultative construction emphobos genomenos ho Phelix {ἔμφοβος γενόμενος ὁ Φῆλιξ | ém-pho-bos ge-nó-me-nos ho Phê-lix} conveying “Felix, having become afraid.”

Root and etymology

felix🔊 felixphi–epsilon–lambda–iota–xi

“fortunate, successful”

• 🔊 μακάριοςma-ká-riosblessed, fortunateMatthew 5:3