Acts 27:26:5Acts.27.26.W5TAB
δεῖ
dei
“it is necessary”
- Transliteration
- dei
- Extended
- dei
- IPA
- /deˈi/
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
eis NÊ-son de TI-na dei hê-MAS ek-pe-SEIN
Exegesis
The impersonal verb dei {δεῖ | deî} ‘it is necessary’ introduces a compulsion often bearing a sense of providence in Acts.
Root and etymology
deidelta–epsilon–iota
“it is necessary, must”
In context — Acts 27:26
Nevertheless, it is necessary for us to run aground on a certain island .
About this coordinate
Acts 27:26:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 27:26, 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.27.26.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.26.W5.S1) and character.