Acts 25:14:20Acts.25.14.W20TAB
καταλελειμμένος
kataleleimenos
“having been left”
- Transliteration
- ka-ta-le-lei-ME-nos
- Extended
- kah-tah-leh-lei-MEH-nohs
- IPA
- /ka.ta.le.leiˈmːe.nos/
Meaning by language
- English
- having been left
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-ta-le-lei-ME-nos
- sentence
hōs de PLEI-ous hê-ME-ras di-E-tri-bon e-KEI ho PHÊS-tos tôi ba-si-LEI a-NE-the-to ta ka-TA ton PAU-lon LE-gōn a-NÊR TIS es-TIN ka-ta-le-lei-ME-nos hy-PO PHÊ-li-kos DES-mi-os
Exegesis
Within the speech, the clause aner tis estin kataleleimmenos hupo Phelikos desmios {Ἀνήρ τίς ἐστιν καταλελειμμένος ὑπὸ Φήλικος δέσμιος | Anḗr tis é-stin ka-ta-le-leim-mé-nos hy-pò Phḗ-li-kos dé-smi-os} is structured with aner tis “a certain man” as subject, estin as copular verb, kataleleimmenos as a perfect passive participle indicating a prior action with continuing result (“has been left”), hupo Phelikos marking the human agent, and desmios in predicate position describing the man’s status as “a prisoner.” English style requires explicit finite verbs and slightly different word order, so the temporal clause is rendered as “As/After they spent many days there,” the reporting sequence as “Festus presented the matters/case … to the king,” and the participial description as “who has been left a prisoner by Felix” or “who was left here in prison by Felix,” making the legal and ongoing nature of Paul’s custody clear in natural narrative English.
Root and etymology
Rootkappa–alpha–tau–alpha
“down, against, according to”
In context — Acts 25:14
As they spent many days there, Festus presented the matters concerning Paul to the king, saying, "There is a certain man who has been left a prisoner by Felix."
About this coordinate
Acts 25:14:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Acts 25:14, so the Greek word καταλελειμμένος (kataleleimenos) 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.25.14.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.14.W20.S1) and character.