Acts 25:13:15Acts.25.13.W15TAB
Φῆστον
phêston
“Festus”
- Transliteration
- PHÊS-ton
- Extended
- phehs-tohn
- IPA
- /pʰɛːs.ton/
Meaning by language
- English
- Festus
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
PHÊS-ton
- sentence
hê-me-RON de di-a-ge-no-ME-nōn ti-NŌN a-GRI-pas ho ba-si-LEUS KAI ber-NÊ-kê ka-TÊN-tê-san eis kai-SA-rei-an a-spa-SA-me-noi ton PHÊS-ton
Exegesis
The participial phrase aspasamenoi ton Pheston {ἀσπασάμενοι τὸν Φῆστον | aspasámenoi tòn Phēston} is a nominative aorist middle participle that is semantically linked to the subject; it can express purpose (“in order to greet Festus”) or accompanying circumstance (“greeting Festus as they came”). In English, this participial structure is most naturally rendered as an infinitive of purpose (“to greet Festus”) or as part of a verbal phrase (“to pay a visit to Festus”), preserving the temporal sequence implied by the aorist participle following the arrival.
In context — Acts 25:13
But after some days had passed, Agrippa the king and Bernice arrived at Caesarea to greet Festus.
About this coordinate
Acts 25:13:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 25:13, so the Greek word Φῆστον (phêston) 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.25.13.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.13.W15.S1) and character.