Acts 26:3:2Acts.26.3.W2TAB
γνώστην
gnôstên
“knower”
- Transliteration
- GNÔS-tên
- Extended
- GNOHS-têhn
- IPA
- /ˈgnoːs.tɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- knower
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
GNÔS-tên
- sentence
MA-lis-ta GNÔS-tên ON-ta se PAN-tōn tōn ka-TA i-ou-da-EE-ous e-THŌN te KAI zê-tê-MA-tōn di-O DE-o-mai ma-kro-THY-mōs a-KOU-SAI mou
Exegesis
The participial phrase gnosten onta se {γνώστην ὄντα σε | gnṓ-stēn ón-ta se} functions predicatively, describing the addressee as an expert and providing the logical basis for the ensuing request.
In context — Acts 26:3
Especially because you are an expert in all the customs and questions that concern the Jews, I therefore beg you to hear me patiently .
About this coordinate
Acts 26:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 26:3, so the Greek word γνώστην (gnôstên) 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.26.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.3.W2.S1) and character.