Acts 26:2:4Acts.26.2.W4TAB
ἐγκαλοῦμαι
engaloumai
“I am accused”
- Transliteration
- en-ga-LOU-mai
- Extended
- ehn-gah-LOO-mai
- IPA
- /eŋ.gaˈluː.mai/
Meaning by language
- English
- I am accused
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
en-ga-LOU-mai
- 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 verse begins with the fronted prepositional phrase peri panton hon egkaloumai hypo Ioudaiōn {Περὶ πάντων ὧν ἐγκαλοῦμαι ὑπὸ Ἰουδαίων | Perì pántōn hôn egkaloûmai hypò Ioudaíōn}, establishing the breadth and legal character of the accusations.
Root and etymology
Rootepsilon–gamma–kappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to bring charges, accuse”
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 26:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 26:2, so the Greek word ἐγκαλοῦμαι (engaloumai) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.2.W4.S1) and character.