Acts 25:22:6Acts.25.22.W6TAB
Ἐβουλόμην
eboulomên
“I was wishing”
- Transliteration
- e-bou-LO-mên
- Extended
- eh-boo-LOH-mên
- IPA
- /e.buˈlo.mɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- I was wishing
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-bou-LO-mên
- 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 clause introduced by Eboulomen kai autos {Ἐβουλόμην καὶ αὐτὸς | E-bou-ló-mēn kaí au-tós} contains the imperfect middle verb, expressing a continuing or ongoing desire in the past, while autos functions intensively (“I myself also”), aligning Agrippa’s wish with Festus’s earlier remarks.
Root and etymology
boulomaibeta–omicron–upsilon–lambda–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to will, wish, intend”
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 25:22:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 25:22, so the Greek word Ἐβουλόμην (eboulomên) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.22.W6.S1) and character.