Acts 26:29:4Acts.26.29.W4TAB
Εὐξαίμην
euksaimên
“I would pray”
- Transliteration
- eu-KSAI-mên
- Extended
- eh-oo-khsai-MEHN
- IPA
- /eu̯ˈksai̯.mɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- I would pray
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
eu-KSAI-mên
- sentence
ho de PAU-los eu-KSAI-mên AN tôi the-ÔI KAI en o-LI-gôi KAI en me-GA-lôi ou MO-non se al-LA KAI PAN-tas tous a-KOU-on-TAS mou SÊ-me-ron ge-NE-sthai toi-OU-tous ho-POI-os KAI e-GÔ EI-mi pa-rek-TOS tôn des-MÔN TOU-tôn
Exegesis
The optative verb euxaimen {Εὐξαίμην | euxaímēn} with particle an {ἂν | àn} forms a potential optative expressing a heartfelt wish directed toward the dative theō {θεῷ | theō̂}, indicating God as addressee.
Root and etymology
euchomaiepsilon–upsilon–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to pray, wish”
In context — Acts 26:29
But Paul said, “I would wish to God that, whether in a little or in much, not only you but also all who are hearing me today might become such as I am—except for these chains .”
About this coordinate
Acts 26:29:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 26:29, so the Greek word Εὐξαίμην (euksaimên) 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.26.29.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.29.W4.S1) and character.