Acts 27:1:22Acts.27.1.W22TAB
Σεβαστῆς
sebastês
“Augustan”
- Transliteration
- se-bas-TÊS
- Extended
- seh-bahs-TÊHS
- IPA
- /se.basˈtɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- Augustan
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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se-bas-TÊS
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HÔS de e-KRI-thê tou a-po-PLEIN hê-MAS eis tên i-ta-LI-an pa-re-DI-doun ton te PAU-lon KAI TI-nas he-TE-rous des-MÔ-tas he-ka-ton-TAR-khêi o-NO-ma-ti i-ou-LI-ōi SPEI-rês se-bas-TÊS
Exegesis
Finally, the genitive speirēs Sebastēs {σπείρης Σεβαστῆς} qualifies the military unit as the Augustan, indicating its connection to the emperor’s band. In translation, the aorist passive and articular infinitive are respectively rendered with an English “it had been decided that” clause and a “to” clause, while the imperfect is conveyed as past narrative, preserving the procedural nuance of handover.
In context — Acts 27:1
After it had been decided that we were to sail to Italy, they handed Paul and some other prisoners over to a centurion named Julius of the Augustan Cohort .
About this coordinate
Acts 27:1:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Acts 27:1, so the Greek word Σεβαστῆς (sebastês) 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.27.1.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.1.W22.S1) and character.