Acts 26:18:1Acts.26.18.W1TAB
ἀνοῖξαι
anoiksai
“to open”
- Transliteration
- a-NOI-ksai
- Extended
- ah-NOI-ksai
- IPA
- /aˈnoik.sai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to open
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-NOI-ksai
- sentence
a-NOI-ksai oph-thal-MOUS au-TÔN tou e-pi-STRE-psai a-PO SKO-tous eis PHÔS kai tês ek-sou-SI-as tou sa-ta-NA e-PI ton the-ON tou la-BEIN au-TOUS A-phe-sin ha-mar-ti-ÔN kai KLÊ-ron en tois hê-gi-as-ME-nois PI-stei têi eis e-ME
Exegesis
The initial infinitive anoixai {ἀνοῖξαι | a-noî-xai} ‘to open’ governs the direct object ophthalmous auton {ὀφθαλμούς αὐτῶν | oph-thal-moús au-tôn} ‘their eyes’, emphasizing restored spiritual vision.
In context — Acts 26:18
To open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness into light, and from the authority of Satan to God , in order that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me.
About this coordinate
Acts 26:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 26:18, so the Greek word ἀνοῖξαι (anoiksai) 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.26.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.18.W1.S1) and character.