Acts 25:20:15Acts.25.20.W15TAB
κρίνεσθαι
krinesthai
“to be judged”
- Transliteration
- KRI-nes-thai
- Extended
- KREE-nehss-thai
- IPA
- /ˈkri.ne.s.tʰai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to be judged
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
KRI-nes-thai
- 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 infinitives poreuesthai {πορεύεσθαι | poreúesthai} and krinesthai {κρίνεσθαι | krínesthai} are coordinated complements of boulito, expressing the potential actions “to go” and “to be judged.”
Root and etymology
krinōkappa–rho–iota–nu–omega
“to judge, decide”
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 25:20:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 25:20, so the Greek word κρίνεσθαι (krinesthai) 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.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.20.W15.S1) and character.