Acts 25:9:4Acts.25.9.W4TAB
θέλων
thelōn
“wishing”
- Transliteration
- THE-lōn
- Extended
- THEH-lohn
- IPA
- /ˈtʰe.lɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- wishing
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
THE-lōn
- sentence
ho PHÊS-tos de THE-lōn tois i-ou-da-EE-ois KHA-rin ka-ta-THE-sthai a-po-kri-THEIS tôi PAU-lō EI-pen THE-leis eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma a-na-BAS e-KEI pe-RI TOU-tōn kri-THÊ-nai ep e-MOU
Exegesis
The participle thelon {θέλων | thé-lon} “wishing” precedes and governs the complementary infinitive katathesthai {καταθέσθαι | ka-ta-thés-thai} “to grant,” forming a participial clause that expresses Festus’s motive.
In context — Acts 25:9
But Festus , wanting to grant a favor to the Jews, answered Paul and said, “Do you wish to go up to Jerusalem and be judged there concerning these matters before me?”
About this coordinate
Acts 25:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 25:9, so the Greek word θέλων (thelōn) 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.25.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.9.W4.S1) and character.