Acts 26:25:8Acts.26.25.W8TAB
Φῆστε
phêste
“Festus”
- Transliteration
- PHÊ-ste
- Extended
- PHÊ-steh
- IPA
- /ˈpʰɛːs.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- Festus
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
PHÊ-ste
- sentence
ho de PAU-los OU MAI-no-mai phê-SEEN KRA-ti-ste PHÊ-ste al-LA a-lê-THEI-as KAI sô-phro-SY-nês RHÊ-ma-ta a-po-phTHENG-go-mai
Exegesis
The vocative pair kratiste Phēste {κράτιστε Φῆστε | krá-tis-te Phê-ste} uses the superlative adjective in formal address to convey respect to the Roman official.
In context — Acts 26:25
But Paul said, “I am not mad , most excellent Festus, but I am speaking words of truth and sound judgment.”
About this coordinate
Acts 26:25:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 26:25, so the Greek word Φῆστε (phêste) 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.26.25.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.25.W8.S1) and character.