Acts 24:4:15Acts.24.4.W15TAB
ἐπιεικείᾳ.
epieikeiai
“kindness”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-ei-KEI-ai
- Extended
- eh-pih-ehy-KEI-ai
- IPA
- /e.pi.eiˈke.i.ai/
Meaning by language
- English
- kindness
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
e-pi-ei-KEI-ai
- phraseyour reading level
pa-ra-ka-LO a-KOU-SAI se hê-MON syn-TO-mōs têi sêi e-pi-ei-KEI-ai
- sentence
HI-na DE MÊ e-PI plei-ON se en-GKO-ptō pa-ra-ka-LO a-KOU-SAI se hê-MON syn-TO-mōs têi sêi e-pi-ei-KEI-ai
Exegesis
Finally, the dative instrument phrase te sē epieikeia {τῇ σῇ ἐπιεικείᾳ | tê sē epieikeíā} “by your clemency” underscores that the request rests on the judge’s accustomed fairness, placed at the sentence’s end for heightened emphasis.
Root and etymology
epieikesepsilon–pi–iota–epsilon–iota–kappa–eta–sigma
“fitting, fair, gentle”
In context — Acts 24:4
Yet, so that I may not burden you further , I ask, by your clemency , that you hear us in a few brief words.
About this coordinate
Acts 24:4:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 24:4, so the Greek word ἐπιεικείᾳ. (epieikeiai) 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.24.4.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.24.4.W15.S1) and character.