Acts 25:22:5Acts.25.22.W5TAB
Φῆστον
phêston
“Festus”
- Transliteration
- PHÊS-ton
- Extended
- PHÊHS-tohn
- IPA
- /ˈpʰɛːs.ton/
Meaning by language
- English
- Festus
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
PHÊS-ton
- sentence
a-GRI-pas de pros ton PHÊS-ton e-bou-LO-mên kai au-TOS tou an-THRÔ-pou a-KOU-sai AU-ri-on phê-SIN a-KOU-sêi au-TOU
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase pros ton Pheston {πρὸς τὸν Φῆστον | pròs tòn Phê-ston} indicates the addressee of Agrippa’s words, with the verb “said” supplied in translation to make explicit the implied speech act.
In context — Acts 25:22
Then Agrippa said to Festus, “I myself was wishing to hear the man also.” And he said, “Tomorrow you will hear him.”
About this coordinate
Acts 25:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 25:22, so the Greek word Φῆστον (phêston) 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.25.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.22.W5.S1) and character.