Acts 26:2:7Acts.26.2.W7TAB
βασιλεῦ
basileu
“king”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEU
- Extended
- bah-sih-LEU
- IPA
- /ba.siˈleu/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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Word in context
- word
ba-si-LEU
- 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 vocative basileu Agrippa {βασιλεῦ Ἀγρίππα | ba-si-leû A-gríp-pa} interrupts the flow as a direct respectful address.
Root and etymology
basileubeta–alpha–sigma–iota–lambda–epsilon–upsilon
“king, ruler”
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 26:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 26:2, 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.26.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.2.W7.S1) and character.