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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Result
Φῆ + στε
phê + ste
phêste

Alphabet Analysis

Phiph — as in phone (f)
Etai — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Taut — as in top
Epsilone — as in met (short)

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Word in context

  1. word

    PHÊ-ste

  2. 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 contextActs 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.