Acts 26:22:1Acts.26.22.W1TAB
ἐπικουρίας
epikoureeas
“help”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-kou-REE-as
- Extended
- eh-pih-koo-REE-ahs
- IPA
- /e.pi.kuˈri.as/
Meaning by language
- English
- help
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-pi-kou-REE-as
- sentence
e-pi-kou-REE-as oun ty-KHON tês a-PO tou the-OU A-khri tês hê-ME-ras TAU-tês HES-tê-ka mar-ty-RO-me-nos mi-KRÔ te kai me-GA-lô ou-DEN ek-TOS LE-gōn hôn te hoi pro-PHÊ-tai e-LA-lê-san mel-LON-tōn GI-nes-thai kai mō-yü-SÊS
Exegesis
The verse opens with the genitive epikourias {ἐπικουρίας | epikourías} linked to the aorist participle tychōn {τυχὼν | tuchōn}, forming a causal participial clause: “having obtained help.”
Root and etymology
epikourosepsilon–pi–iota–kappa–omicron–upsilon–rho–omicron–sigma
“assistant, ally, helper”
In context — Acts 26:22
Therefore, having obtained help from God , I have stood until this day, testifying to both small and great , saying nothing except what the prophets and Moses said would come to pass.
About this coordinate
Acts 26:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 26:22, so the Greek word ἐπικουρίας (epikoureeas) 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.26.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.22.W1.S1) and character.