Acts 27:24:7Acts.27.24.W7TAB
δεῖ
dei
“it is necessary”
- Transliteration
- DEI
- Extended
- DEI
- IPA
- /diː/
Meaning by language
- English
- it is necessary
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
DEI
- sentence
LE-gōn MÊ pho-BOU PAU-le KAI-sa-REE se DEI pa-ra-STÊ-nai kai i-doU ke-KHA-ris-TAI soi ho the-OS PAN-tas tous PLE-on-tas me-TA SOU
Exegesis
The impersonal verb dei {δεῖ | deî} ‘it is necessary’ and the infinitive parastēnai {παραστῆναι | pa-ras-tē-nai} ‘to stand before’ form a necessity construction that obligates Paul to appear before Caesar, marked by the dative Kaisari {Καίσαρί | Kai-sa-rí}.
Root and etymology
deōdelta–epsilon–omega
“to bind; to be necessary”
In context — Acts 27:24
He said, “Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar, and behold, God has graciously granted you all those sailing with you.”
About this coordinate
Acts 27:24:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 27:24, so the Greek word δεῖ (dei) 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.27.24.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.24.W7.S1) and character.