Acts 24:4:7Acts.24.4.W7TAB
ἐγκόπτω,
engkoptō
“to hinder”
- Transliteration
- en-GKO-ptō
- Extended
- ehn-GKOH-ptoh
- IPA
- /eŋˈkop.tɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to hinder
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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The word
Word in context
- word
en-GKO-ptō
- phraseyour reading level
HI-na DE MÊ e-PI plei-ON se en-GKO-ptō
- 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
The verse opens with plen de mē epi pleion se engkopto {πλὴν δὲ μὴ ἐπὶ πλεῖόν σε ἐγκόπτω | plēn dè mḕ epì pleîon se engkóptō}, where plen de “however” marks a concessive transition and mē epi pleion functions adverbially as “not to detain you further.” The prepositional phrase epi pleion intensifies the sense of undue prolongation.
Root and etymology
enkoptoepsilon–gamma–kappa–omicron–pi–tau–omega
“to cut in, hinder, detain”
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 24:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 24:4, so the Greek word ἐγκόπτω, (engkoptō) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.24.4.W7.S1) and character.