Acts 26:7:20Acts.26.7.W20TAB
βασιλεῦ
basileu
“O king”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEU
- Extended
- bah-sih-LEH-oo
- IPA
- /ba.siˈleu/
Meaning by language
- English
- O 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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Word in context
- word
ba-si-LEU
- sentence
eis hên to dō-de-KA-phy-lon hê-MON en ek-te-NEI-a NYK-ta kai hê-ME-ran la-TREU-on el-PI-dzei ka-tan-TE-sai pe-RI hês el-PI-dos en-ga-LOU-mai hy-PO i-ou-dai-ŌN ba-si-LEU
Exegesis
The closing vocative basileu {βασιλεῦ | ba-si-leû} ‘O king’ personalizes the address to Agrippa. In translation, the long Greek sentence is divided into two sentences to make the progression from Israel’s persistent service to Paul’s accusation clear, while preserving the double reference to the same hope.
Root and etymology
basileubeta–alpha–sigma–iota–lambda–epsilon–upsilon
“king, ruler”
In context — Acts 26:7
To which our twelve tribes , serving with earnest devotion night and day, hope to attain; concerning which hope I am accused by Jews, O king.
About this coordinate
Acts 26:7:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Acts 26:7, 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.26.7.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.7.W20.S1) and character.