Acts 25:7:15Acts.25.7.W15TAB
καταφέροντες
katapherontes
“bringing”
- Transliteration
- ka-ta-PHE-ron-tes
- Extended
- kah-tah-pheh-ROHN-tehs
- IPA
- /ka.taˈpʰe.ron.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- bringing
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ka-ta-PHE-ron-tes
- 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.
Root and etymology
Rootkappa–alpha–tau–alpha
“down, against, according to”
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 25:7:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 25:7, so the Greek word καταφέροντες (katapherontes) 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.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.7.W15.S1) and character.