Acts 25:4:6Acts.25.4.W6TAB
τηρεῖσθαι
têreisthai
“to be kept”
- Transliteration
- tê-reis-THAI
- Extended
- têh-reis-THAI
- IPA
- /tɛː.reˈis.tʰai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to be kept
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
tê-reis-THAI
- 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 infinitival clause tereisthai ton Paulon eis Kaisareian {τηρεῖσθαι τὸν Παῦλον εἰς Καισάρειαν | tē-REIS-thai ton Paû-lon eis Kai-SÁ-rei-an} depends on apekrithe and reports the content of the answer, with the passive infinitive expressing that Paul is to be kept, and the prepositional phrase with eis marking Caesarea as the place of custody.
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 25:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 25:4, so the Greek word τηρεῖσθαι (têreisthai) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.4.W6.S1) and character.