Acts 26:15:13Acts.26.15.W13TAB
Ἰησοῦς
Eeaysoos
“Jesus”
- Transliteration
- ee-ay-SOOS
- Academic
- Iēsous
- Extended
- ee-AY-SOOS
- IPA
- /i.eːˈsuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jesus
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ee-ay-SOOS
- sentence
e-GÔ de EI-pa TIS EI KY-ree-e ho de KY-ree-os EI-pen e-GÔ EI-mi ee-ay-SOOS hon sy di-Ô-keis
Exegesis
The response Egō eimi Iēsous {Ἐγώ εἰμι Ἰησοῦς | Egō eimí Iē-soûs} uses the egō eimi identification formula, with the pronoun egō again expressed for emphasis, highlighting the importance of the self-revelation.
Root and etymology
Iēsous (from Hebrew Yeshua)iota–eta–sigma–omicron–upsilon–sigma
“Yahweh is salvation”
In context — Acts 26:15
And I said, “Who are You, Lord ?” And the Lord said, “I am Jesus , whom you are persecuting.”
About this coordinate
Acts 26:15:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Acts 26:15, so the Greek word Ἰησοῦς (Eeaysoos) 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.26.15.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.15.W13.S1) and character.