Acts 25:20:10Acts.25.20.W10TAB
βούλοιτο
bouloito
“he might wish”
- Transliteration
- BOU-loi-to
- Extended
- BOO-loy-toh
- IPA
- /ˈbuː.loi.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- he might wish
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
BOU-loi-to
- sentence
a-po-ROU-me-nos de e-GO tên pe-RI TOU-tōn DZÊ-tê-sin E-le-gon ei BOU-loi-to po-REU-es-thai eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma ka-KEI KRI-nes-thai pe-RI TOU-tōn
Exegesis
The particle ei {εἰ | ei} with the optative boulito {βούλοιτο | boúloito} forms an indirect question conveying polite tentativeness about the other party’s wish.
In context — Acts 25:20
But as I was at a loss concerning the inquiry about these things, I was saying whether he might wish to go to Jerusalem and there be judged about these matters.
About this coordinate
Acts 25:20:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 25:20, so the Greek word βούλοιτο (bouloito) 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.25.20.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.20.W10.S1) and character.