Acts 25:20:3Acts.25.20.W3TAB
ἐγὼ
ego
“I”
- Transliteration
- e-GO
- Extended
- eh-GOH
- IPA
- /eˈgɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
e-GO
- 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 verse opens with the circumstantial participle aporoumenos {ἀπορούμενος | aporoúmenos} modifying the subject egō {ἐγὼ | egṓ}, expressing the governor’s inner perplexity as the background to the main action.
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 25:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 25:20, so the Greek word ἐγὼ (ego) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.20.W3.S1) and character.