Acts 27:12:11Acts.27.12.W11TAB
βουλὴν
bouleen
“a plan”
- Transliteration
- bou-LEEN
- Extended
- boh-oo-LEEN
- IPA
- /buˈlɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- a plan
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bou-LEEN
- sentence
a-neu-THE-tou de tou li-ME-nos hy-PAR-khon-tos pros pa-ra-khei-ma-SI-an hoi PLEI-o-nes E-then-to bou-LEEN a-na-khTHÊ-nai e-KEI-then ei pōs DY-nain-to ka-tan-TÊ-san-tes eis PHOI-ni-ka pa-ra-khei-MA-sai li-ME-na tês KRÊ-tês BLE-pon-ta ka-TA LI-ba kai ka-TA KHÔ-ron
Exegesis
In the main clause, the noun hoi pleiones {οἱ πλείονες | hoi pléi-o-nes}, “the majority,” governs the aorist middle verb ethento {ἔθεντο | é-then-to} with its object boulen {βουλήν | bou-lḗn} to convey a resolved plan.
Root and etymology
βουλή
“counsel, plan”
In context — Acts 27:12
Since the harbor was unsuitable for wintering, the majority decided to depart from there, hoping that somehow they might reach Phoenix and winter there—a harbor of Crete facing the southwest and the northwest.
About this coordinate
Acts 27:12:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 27:12, so the Greek word βουλὴν (bouleen) 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.27.12.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.12.W11.S1) and character.