Acts 26:1:9Acts.26.1.W9TAB
ὑπὲρ
hyper
“for”
- Transliteration
- hy-PER
- Extended
- hyoo-PEHR
- IPA
- /hyˈper/
Meaning by language
- English
- for
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Alphabet Analysis
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r |
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Word in context
- word
hy-PER
- 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 infinitival clause huper seautou legein {ὑπὲρ σεαυτοῦ λέγειν | hy-PÉR se-au-TOÛ LÉ-gein} functions as the content of what is permitted: huper plus genitive frames Paul as speaking “on behalf of” himself, and the infinitive legein captures the authorized act of addressing the assembly.
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 26:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 26:1, so the Greek word ὑπὲρ (hyper) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.1.W9.S1) and character.