Acts 25:7:13Acts.25.7.W13TAB
βαρέα
barea
“serious”
- Transliteration
- ba-RE-a
- Extended
- bah-REH-ah
- IPA
- /baˈre.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- serious
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
ba-RE-a
- sentence
pa-ra-ge-no-ME-nou de au-TOU pe-ri-E-stê-san au-TON hoi a-PO hi-e-ro-so-LY-mōn ka-ta-be-bê-KO-tes i-ou-da-I-oi pol-LA kai ba-RE-a ai-ti-O-ma-ta ka-ta-PHE-ron-tes ha ouk IS-khy-on a-po-DEI-ksai
Exegesis
The participle katapherontes {καταφέροντες | kataphérontes} ‘bringing forward’ governs the object phrase pollá kai baréa aitiōmata {πολλὰ καὶ βαρέα αἰτιώματα | pollá kaí baréa aitiōmata} ‘many and serious accusations,’ intensifying the extent and gravity of the charges.
In context — Acts 25:7
When Paul arrived, the Jews who had come down from Jerusalem stood around him, bringing many and serious accusations against him, which they were not able to prove.
About this coordinate
Acts 25:7:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Acts 25:7, so the Greek word βαρέα (barea) 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.25.7.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.7.W13.S1) and character.