Acts 26:20:18Acts.26.20.W18TAB
ἀπήγγελλον
apêngellon
“I was announcing”
- Transliteration
- a-PÊN-gel-lon
- Extended
- ah-PAYN-gehl-lohn
- IPA
- /aˈpeːŋ.gel.lon/
Meaning by language
- English
- I was announcing
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-PÊN-gel-lon
- sentence
al-LA tois en da-mas-KÔ PRÔ-ton te kai hi-e-ro-so-LY-mois PA-san te tēn KHÔ-ran tês i-ou-da-I-as kai tois ETH-ne-sin a-PÊN-gel-lon me-ta-no-EIN kai e-pi-STRE-phein e-PI ton the-ON AX-ia tês me-ta-NOI-as ER-ga PRAS-son-tas
Exegesis
The main verb apēngellon {ἀπήγγελλον | apḗn-gel-lon} ‘I was declaring’ in the imperfect tense portrays ongoing or repeated proclamation over time, rather than a single event.
In context — Acts 26:20
But to those in Damascus first, and also in Jerusalem and all the region of Judea, and to the Gentiles , I was declaring that they should repent and turn to God , doing works worthy of repentance.
About this coordinate
Acts 26:20:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Acts 26:20, so the Greek word ἀπήγγελλον (apêngellon) 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.26.20.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.20.W18.S1) and character.