Acts 25:20:7Acts.25.20.W7TAB
ζήτησιν
dzêtêsin
“inquiry”
- Transliteration
- DZÊ-tê-sin
- Extended
- dzay-TEE-seen
- IPA
- /ˈdzɛː.tɛː.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- inquiry
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
DZÊ-tê-sin
- 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.
Root and etymology
zēteōzeta–eta–tau–epsilon–omega
“to seek, inquire”
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 25:20:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 25:20, so the Greek word ζήτησιν (dzêtêsin) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.20.W7.S1) and character.