Acts 26:32:4Acts.26.32.W4TAB

Φήστῳ

phêstôi

Festus

Transliteration
PHÊ-stôi
Extended
PHAY-stoi
IPA
/ˈpʰɛːs.tɔːi/

Meaning by language

English
Festus

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Result
Φή + στῳ
phê + stôi
phêstôi

Alphabet Analysis

Phiph — as in phone (f)
Etai — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Taut — as in top
Omegao — same as omicron

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Word in context

  1. word

    PHÊ-stôi

  2. sentence

    a-GRI-pas de tôi PHÊ-stôi E-phê a-po-le-LY-sthai e-DY-na-to ho AN-thrô-pos HOU-tos ei mê e-pe-KE-klē-to KAI-sa-ra

Exegesis

The dative phrase tō Phestō {τῷ Φήστῳ | tô Phḗs-tō} functions as an indirect object of address, indicating that the remark is directed to Festus.

In contextActs 26:32

But Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar .”

About this coordinate

Acts 26:32:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 26:32, so the Greek word Φήστῳ (phêstôi) 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.26.32.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.32.W4.S1) and character.