Acts 25:4:3Acts.25.4.W3TAB
οὖν
oun
“therefore”
- Transliteration
- oun
- Extended
- OON
- IPA
- /uːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- therefore
Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
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- sentence
ho men oun PHÊS-tos a-pe-KRI-thê tê-reis-THAI ton PAU-lon eis kai-SA-rei-an he-au-TON de MEL-lein en TA-khei ek-po-reu-ES-thai
Exegesis
The verse begins with the nominative article and particles ho men oun {ὁ μὲν οὖν | ho mén oûn}, which introduce Festus as the topical subject and signal a transition in the narrative.
Root and etymology
parakaleōpi–alpha–rho–alpha–kappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to call alongside, urge, entreat”
In context — Acts 25:4
But Festus answered that Paul was to be kept in Caesarea, and that he himself intended to depart there soon.
About this coordinate
Acts 25:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 25:4, so the Greek word οὖν (oun) 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.25.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.4.W3.S1) and character.