Acts 25:11:28Acts.25.11.W28TAB
ἐπικαλοῦμαι
epikaloumai
“I appeal”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-ka-LOU-mai
- Extended
- eh-pih-kah-LOO-mai
- IPA
- /e.pi.kaˈluː.mai/
Meaning by language
- English
- I appeal
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-pi-ka-LOU-mai
- sentence
ei men oun a-di-KO kai A-ksi-on tha-NA-tou PE-pra-KHA ti ou pa-rai-TOU-mai to a-po-tha-NEIN ei de ou-DEN es-TIN hôn HOU-toi ka-tê-go-ROU-sin mou ou-DEIS me DY-na-tai au-TOIS kha-RI-sas-thai KAI-sa-ra e-pi-ka-LOU-mai
Exegesis
The climactic independent clause Kaisara epikaloumai {Καίσαρα ἐπικαλοῦμαι | Kaísara epikaloûmai} stands in emphatic final position, foregrounding Paul’s legal right as a Roman citizen to appeal directly to the emperor. The English renderings preserve the paired conditional structure and the final emphatic appeal while adjusting word order for clarity and legal tone.
In context — Acts 25:11
If therefore I do wrong and have committed anything worthy of death , I do not refuse to die. But if there is nothing of the things these men accuse me of, no one is able to grant me to them. I appeal to Caesar.
About this coordinate
Acts 25:11:28 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 28 of Acts 25:11, so the Greek word ἐπικαλοῦμαι (epikaloumai) 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.25.11.W28, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.11.W28.S1) and character.