Acts 25:24:33Acts.25.24.W33TAB
ζῆν
dzên
“to live”
- Transliteration
- DZÊN
- Extended
- DZEHN
- IPA
- /dzɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to live
Alphabet Analysis
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
DZÊN
- sentence
KAI PHÊ-sin ho PHÊS-tos a-GRIp-pa ba-si-LEU KAI PAN-tes hoi sym-pa-RON-tes hê-MEEN AN-dres the-ô-REI-te TOU-ton pe-RI hou HA-pan to PLÊ-thos tôn i-ou-dai-ÔN e-NE-ty-KHON moi EN te hi-e-ro-so-LY-mois KAI en-THA-de bo-ÔN-tes mê DEIN au-TON DZÊN mê-KE-ti
Exegesis
The participle boontes {βοῶντες | bo-ôn-tes} modifies the subject “multitude,” describing the manner of their approach as loud outcry, while the infinitival clause me dein auton zen meketi {μὴ δεῖν αὐτὸν ζῆν μηκέτι | mḕ deîn au-tón zên mē-ké-ti} functions as the content of their shouting, reporting their judgment that “it is not necessary/right for him to live any longer.” In English, the complex relative and participial structures are rendered with finite clauses and clear sequence of thought, while preserving the focus on the addressed audience, the man on trial, and the reported demand for his death.
In context — Acts 25:24
And Festus said, “King Agrippa and all men who are present with us, you see this man about whom the whole multitude of the Jews appealed to me, both in Jerusalem and here, shouting that it was not right for him to live any longer.”
About this coordinate
Acts 25:24:33 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 33 of Acts 25:24, so the Greek word ζῆν (dzên) 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.25.24.W33, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.24.W33.S1) and character.