Acts 27:23:1Acts.27.23.W1TAB
παρέστη
parestê
“stood by”
- Transliteration
- pa-RE-stê
- Extended
- pah-REH-stêh
- IPA
- /paˈre.stɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- stood by
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
pa-RE-stê
- sentence
pa-RE-stê GAR moi TAU-tê tê nyk-TI tou the-OU hou EI-mi hôi KAI la-TREU-ô AN-ge-los
Exegesis
The clause begins with the aorist verb pareste {παρέστη | paréstē} ‘stood by’, placing emphasis on the angel’s supportive presence.
In context — Acts 27:23
For this night an angel of God stood beside me—God to whom I belong and whom I also serve.
About this coordinate
Acts 27:23:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 27:23, so the Greek word παρέστη (parestê) 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.27.23.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.23.W1.S1) and character.