Acts 25:16:17Acts.25.16.W17TAB
πρόσωπον
prosōpon
“face”
- Transliteration
- PRO-sō-pon
- Extended
- PROH-soh-pohn
- IPA
- /ˈpro.sɔː.pon/
Meaning by language
- English
- face
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
PRO-sō-pon
- sentence
pros hous a-pe-KRI-thên HO-ti ouk ES-tin E-thos rhō-ma-I-ois kha-RI-dzeS-THAI TI-na AN-thrō-pon prin ê ho ka-tê-go-ROU-me-nos ka-TA PRO-sō-pon E-khoi tous ka-tê-GO-rous TO-pon te a-po-lo-GI-as LA-boi pe-RI tou en-KLÊ-ma-tos
Exegesis
The idiom kata prosopon echoi tous kategorous {κατὰ πρόσωπον ἔχοι τοὺς κατηγόρους | katá prósōpon échoi toús katēgórous} ‘to have the accusers face to face’ highlights confrontation.
In context — Acts 25:16
I answered them that it is not the custom for Romans to hand over any person as a favor before the accused has his accusers face to face and has received an opportunity for a defense concerning the accusation.
About this coordinate
Acts 25:16:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Acts 25:16, so the Greek word πρόσωπον (prosōpon) 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.25.16.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.16.W17.S1) and character.