Acts 26:13:7Acts.26.13.W7TAB
βασιλεῦ
basileu
“O king”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEU
- Extended
- bah-sih-LEU
- IPA
- /ba.siˈleu/
Meaning by language
- English
- O king
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ba-si-LEU
- sentence
hê-ME-ras ME-sês ka-TA tên ho-DON EI-don ba-si-LEU ou-ra-NO-then hy-PER tên lam-PRO-tê-ta tou hê-LI-ou pe-ri-LAMP-san me PHÔS KAI tous syn e-MOI po-reu-o-ME-nous
Exegesis
The main verb eidon {εἶδον | eî-don} “I saw” introduces Paul’s visionary experience, followed immediately by the vocative basileu {βασιλεῦ | ba-si-leû} “O king,” marking respectful direct address within courtroom discourse.
Root and etymology
basileubeta–alpha–sigma–iota–lambda–epsilon–upsilon
“king, ruler”
In context — Acts 26:13
At midday , O king, along the road I saw a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining around me and those journeying with me.
About this coordinate
Acts 26:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 26:13, so the Greek word βασιλεῦ (basileu) 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.26.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.13.W7.S1) and character.