Acts 24:3:6Acts.24.3.W6TAB
κράτιστε
kratiste
“most excellent”
- Transliteration
- KRA-ti-ste
- Extended
- KRAH-tih-steh
- IPA
- /ˈkra.tis.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- most excellent
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KRA-ti-ste
- phraseyour reading level
KRA-ti-ste PHÊ-liks
- sentence
PAN-tê te KAI pan-ta-KHOU a-po-de-KHO-me-tha KRA-ti-ste PHÊ-liks me-TA PA-sês eu-kha-ri-STI-as
Exegesis
The vocative kratiste {κράτιστε | krá-tis-te} ‘most excellent’ functions as a superlative honorific addressing Felix.
Root and etymology
kratoskappa–rho–alpha–tau–omicron–sigma
“strength, power”
In context — Acts 24:3
Always and everywhere, most excellent Felix, we receive this with wholehearted gratitude .
About this coordinate
Acts 24:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 24:3, so the Greek word κράτιστε (kratiste) 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.24.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.24.3.W6.S1) and character.