Acts 26:2:9Acts.26.2.W9TAB
ἥγημαι
hêgēmai
“I consider”
- Transliteration
- HÊ-gē-mai
- Extended
- HAY-gay-mai
- IPA
- /ˈhɛː.gɛː.mai/
Meaning by language
- English
- I consider
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
HÊ-gē-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
Paul’s evaluative perfect middle verb hēgēmai emauton makarion {ἥγημαι ἐμαυτὸν μακάριον | hḗ-gē-mai e-mau-tòn ma-ká-ri-on} conveys a settled conviction of good fortune.
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 26:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 26:2, so the Greek word ἥγημαι (hêgēmai) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.2.W9.S1) and character.