Acts 26:9:5Acts.26.9.W5TAB
ἐμαυτῷ
emautoi
“to myself”
- Transliteration
- e-mau-TOI
- Extended
- eh-mau-TOI
- IPA
- /e.mauˈtɔːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- to myself
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
e-mau-TOI
- sentence
e-GO MEN OUN E-dok-sa e-mau-TOI pros to O-no-ma ee-AY-SOO tou na-zō-ra-EE-ou DEIN pol-LA e-nan-TI-a PRAK-sai
Exegesis
The main verb edoxa {ἔδοξα | édoxa} ‘thought’ presents Paul’s past conviction, while emautō {ἐμαυτῷ | emautô} ‘to myself’ underscores his internal reflection.
In context — Acts 26:9
I indeed therefore thought to myself that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus the Nazarene .
About this coordinate
Acts 26:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 26:9, so the Greek word ἐμαυτῷ (emautoi) 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.26.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.9.W5.S1) and character.