Acts 26:11:15Acts.26.11.W15TAB
ἐδίωκον
ediôkon
“I was persecuting”
- Transliteration
- e-DI-ô-kon
- Extended
- eh-DEE-oh-kohn
- IPA
- /eˈdi.ɔː.kon/
Meaning by language
- English
- I was persecuting
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-DI-ô-kon
- sentence
kai ka-TA PA-sas tas sy-na-gô-GAS pol-LA-kis ti-mô-RÔN au-TOUS ê-NA-gka-zon blas-phê-MEIN pe-ris-SÔS te em-mai-NO-me-nos au-TOIS e-DI-ô-kon HE-ōs kai eis tas EK-sō PO-leis
Exegesis
This is followed by a second imperfect verb ediōkon {ἐδίωκον | edíōkon} ‘I was persecuting’, continuing the portrayal of sustained activity.
In context — Acts 26:11
And in all the synagogues I often punished them, and I compelled them to blaspheme ; and being exceedingly enraged against them, I persecuted them even as far as the outer cities.
About this coordinate
Acts 26:11:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 26:11, so the Greek word ἐδίωκον (ediôkon) 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.26.11.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.11.W15.S1) and character.