Acts 26:27:2Acts.26.27.W2TAB
βασιλεῦ
basileu
“king”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEU
- Extended
- bah-sih-LEU
- IPA
- /ba.siˈleu/
Meaning by language
- English
- king
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-si-LEU
- sentence
pi-STEY-eis ba-si-LEU a-GRI-pa tois pro-PHÊ-tais OI-da HO-ti pi-STEY-eis
Exegesis
This is then shaped into a direct rhetorical question by vocative address, basileu {βασιλεῦ | ba-si-leû} and the proper name Agrippa {Ἀγρίππα | A-gríp-pa}, forming an intimate and respectful appeal to the king.
Root and etymology
basileubeta–alpha–sigma–iota–lambda–epsilon–upsilon
“king, ruler”
In context — Acts 26:27
King Agrippa , do you believe the prophets ? I know that you believe.
About this coordinate
Acts 26:27:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 26:27, so the Greek word βασιλεῦ (basileu) 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.26.27.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.27.W2.S1) and character.