Acts 25:2:15Acts.25.2.W15TAB
παρεκάλουν
parekaloun
“they were urging”
- Transliteration
- pa-re-KA-loun
- Extended
- pah-reh-KAH-loon
- IPA
- /pa.reˈka.lun/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were urging
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| 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 | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
pa-re-KA-loun
- sentence
e-ne-PHA-ni-san te au-TOI hoi ar-khi-e-REIS KAI hoi PRO-toi tôn i-ou-dai-ÔN ka-TA tou PAU-lou KAI pa-re-KA-loun au-TON
Exegesis
The second kai {καὶ | kaí} coordinates the aorist enephanisan with the imperfect parekaloun {παρεκάλουν | parekáloun} ‘they kept urging,’ whose imperfect aspect portrays ongoing, insistent appeals.
Root and etymology
parakaleōpi–alpha–rho–alpha–kappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to call alongside, urge, entreat”
In context — Acts 25:2
The chief priests and the leading men of the Jews made accusations to him against Paul, and they were urging him .
About this coordinate
Acts 25:2:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 25:2, so the Greek word παρεκάλουν (parekaloun) 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.25.2.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.2.W15.S1) and character.