Acts 26:17:1Acts.26.17.W1TAB
ἐξαιρούμενός
eksairoumenos
“delivering”
- Transliteration
- ek-sai-ROU-me-nos
- Extended
- ehk-sah-ee-ROO-meh-nohs
- IPA
- /ek.saiˈruː.me.nos/
Meaning by language
- English
- delivering
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ek-sai-ROU-me-nos
- sentence
ek-sai-ROU-me-nos se ek tou la-OU KAI ek tôn eth-NÔN eis hous e-GÔ a-po-STEL-lō se
Exegesis
The verse begins with the participle exairoumenos {ἐξαιρούμενός | exairoúmenos} ‘rescuing’, which sets an attendant circumstance that highlights the ongoing nature of Jesus’ action toward Paul. This participle takes se ‘you’ as its direct object, indicating simultaneous deliverance with the main verb.
Root and etymology
exaireōepsilon–xi–alpha–iota–rho–epsilon–omega
“to take out, remove, rescue”
In context — Acts 26:17
I am rescuing you from the people and from the nations ; to these I am sending you.
About this coordinate
Acts 26:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 26:17, so the Greek word ἐξαιρούμενός (eksairoumenos) 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.26.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.17.W1.S1) and character.