Acts 26:1:7Acts.26.1.W7TAB
Ἐπιτρέπεταί
epitrepetai
“it is permitted”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-TRE-pe-tai
- Extended
- eh-pih-TREH-peh-tai
- IPA
- /e.piˈtre.pe.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- it is permitted
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-pi-TRE-pe-tai
- sentence
a-GRI-pas de pros ton PAU-lon E-phê e-pi-TRE-pe-tai soi hy-PER se-au-TOU LE-gein TO-te ho PAU-los ek-TEI-nas tên KHEI-ra a-pe-lo-GEI-to
Exegesis
The speech verb ephe {ἔφη | É-phē} introduces direct discourse, which begins with the impersonal present epitrepetai {Ἐπιτρέπεταί | e-pi-TRÉ-pe-tai} “it is permitted,” a formal legal expression that foregrounds the king’s authority to grant or withhold permission.
In context — Acts 26:1
But Agrippa said to Paul, “It is permitted for you to speak on your own behalf .” Then Paul, having stretched out his hand, began to make his defense .
About this coordinate
Acts 26:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 26:1, so the Greek word Ἐπιτρέπεταί (epitrepetai) 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.26.1.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.1.W7.S1) and character.