Acts 25:3:12Acts.25.3.W12TAB
ἀνελεῖν
anelein
“to kill”
- Transliteration
- a-ne-LEIN
- Extended
- ah-neh-LEIN
- IPA
- /a.neˈlein/
Meaning by language
- English
- to kill
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
a-ne-LEIN
- sentence
ai-TOU-me-noi KHA-rin kat au-TOU HO-pōs me-ta-PEM-psē-tai au-TON eis ie-rou-sa-LÊM e-NÉ-dran poi-OUN-tes a-ne-LEIN au-TON ka-TA tēn ho-DON
Exegesis
The infinitive anelein {ἀνελεῖν | anelei͂n} functions as an infinitive of purpose, indicating the ultimate aim of the ambush, “to kill him,” with auton {αὐτὸν | autón} repeating the object.
Root and etymology
anaireōalpha–nu–alpha–iota–rho–epsilon–omega
“to take up, do away, kill”
In context — Acts 25:3
They were asking a favor against him so that he might send for him to Jerusalem, making an ambush to kill him along the road .
About this coordinate
Acts 25:3:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 25:3, so the Greek word ἀνελεῖν (anelein) 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.25.3.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.3.W12.S1) and character.