Acts 26:2:12Acts.26.2.W12TAB
ἐπὶ
epi
“before”
- Transliteration
- e-PI
- Extended
- eh-PIH
- IPA
- /eˈpi/
Meaning by language
- English
- before
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-PI
- sentence
pe-RI PAN-tōn HŌN en-ga-LOU-mai hy-PO iou-dai-ŌN ba-si-LEU a-GRIP-pa HÊ-gē-mai e-mau-TON ma-KA-ri-on e-PI sou MEL-lōn SÊ-mê-ron a-po-lo-GEIS-thai
Exegesis
The spatial prepositional phrase epi sou {ἐπὶ σοῦ | epì soû} specifies the judicial setting before Agrippa.
Root and etymology
trepotau–rho–epsilon–pi–omega
“to turn, direct, allow”
In context — Acts 26:2
Concerning all the things of which I am accused by the Jews, King Agrippa, I have considered myself fortunate before you, being about to defend myself today.
About this coordinate
Acts 26:2:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 26:2, so the Greek word ἐπὶ (epi) 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.26.2.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.2.W12.S1) and character.