Acts 26:24:11Acts.26.24.W11TAB
Μαίνῃ
mainê
“you are raving”
- Transliteration
- MAI-nê
- Extended
- MAI-nê
- IPA
- /ˈmai.nɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you are raving
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
MAI-nê
- sentence
TAU-ta de au-TOU a-po-lo-gou-ME-nou ho PHÊS-tos me-GA-lê tê phô-NÊ PHÊ-sin MAI-nê PAU-le ta pol-LA se GRAM-ma-ta eis ma-NI-an pe-ri-TRE-pei
Exegesis
Direct address begins with the vocative Paule {Παῦλε | Paû-le} and the verb mainē {Μαίνῃ | Maí-nē} “you are mad,” expressing Festus’s sharp evaluation of Paul’s behavior and speech.
In context — Acts 26:24
But as he was defending himself, Festus said with a loud voice, “Paul, you are insane; your great learning is driving you to madness.”
About this coordinate
Acts 26:24:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 26:24, so the Greek word Μαίνῃ (mainê) 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.26.24.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.24.W11.S1) and character.