Acts 26:19:2Acts.26.19.W2TAB
βασιλεῦ
basileu
“O king”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEU
- Extended
- bah-see-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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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-si-LEU
- sentence
HO-then ba-si-LEU a-GRI-pa ouk e-ge-NO-men a-pei-THÊS têi ou-ra-NI-ōi op-ta-SI-ai
Exegesis
The vocative phrase basileu Agrippa {βασιλεῦ Ἀγρίππα | ba-si-leû A-gríp-pa} frames the statement as a respectful direct address to the king, maintaining courtroom decorum.
Root and etymology
basileubeta–alpha–sigma–iota–lambda–epsilon–upsilon
“king, ruler”
In context — Acts 26:19
Therefore, O King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision .
About this coordinate
Acts 26:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 26:19, 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.26.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.19.W2.S1) and character.