Acts 25:20:5Acts.25.20.W5TAB
περὶ
peri
“concerning”
- Transliteration
- pe-RI
- Extended
- peh-REE
- IPA
- /peˈri/
Meaning by language
- English
- concerning
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
pe-RI
- 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 object clause tēn peri toutōn zētēsin {τὴν περὶ τούτων ζήτησιν | tḗn perí toútōn zḗtēsin} combines article, prepositional phrase, and noun to specify a particular inquiry focused “concerning these things,” that is, the charges just mentioned in the context.
The repetition of peri toutōn {περὶ τούτων | perí toútōn} at the end creates an inclusio around the verse, emphasizing that the entire discussion centers on “these” specific disputed matters. In translation, the participial construction is rendered as “as I was at a loss” to preserve its circumstantial force, the imperfect as “I was saying” or “I asked” to fit narrative English aspect, and the optative construction as a courteous “whether he might wish / if he was willing,” which captures the nuance of potentiality and deference.
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 25:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 25:20, so the Greek word περὶ (peri) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.20.W5.S1) and character.