Acts 25:27:1Acts.25.27.W1TAB
ἄλογον
alogon
“unreasonable”
- Transliteration
- A-lo-gon
- Extended
- AH-loh-gohn
- IPA
- /ˈa.lo.gon/
Meaning by language
- English
- unreasonable
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
A-lo-gon
- sentence
A-lo-gon GAR moi do-KEI PEM-pon-ta DES-mi-on MÊ KAI tas kat au-TOU ai-TEE-as sê-MA-nai
Exegesis
The impersonal verb dokei {δοκεῖ | do-keí} “it seems” takes alogon {ἄλογον | á-lo-gon} “unreasonable” as its predicate complement, while moi {μοι | moi} “to me” functions as a dative of opinion, marking this as the speaker’s considered judgment.
Root and etymology
logoslambda–omicron–gamma–omicron–sigma
“word, account, reason”
In context — Acts 25:27
For it seems unreasonable to me, when sending a prisoner, not also to indicate the charges against him.
About this coordinate
Acts 25:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 25:27, so the Greek word ἄλογον (alogon) 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.25.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.27.W1.S1) and character.