Acts 25:24:6Acts.25.24.W6TAB
βασιλεῦ
basileu
“king”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEU
- Extended
- bah-sih-LEU
- IPA
- /ba.siˈleu/
Meaning by language
- English
- king
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ba-si-LEU
- 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 vocative sequence Agrippa {Ἀγρίππα | A-gríp-pa} and basileu {βασιλεῦ | ba-si-leû} places the royal title immediately after the name, reflecting respect and emphasizing Agrippa’s status.
Root and etymology
basileusbeta–alpha–sigma–iota–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–sigma
“king, ruler”
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 25:24:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 25:24, so the Greek word βασιλεῦ (basileu) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.24.W6.S1) and character.