Acts 27:33:7Acts.27.33.W7TAB
παρεκάλει
parekalei
“he was urging”
- Transliteration
- pa-re-KA-lei
- Extended
- pah-reh-KAH-lei
- IPA
- /pa.reˈka.lei/
Meaning by language
- English
- he was urging
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
pa-re-KA-lei
- sentence
A-khri DE hou hê-ME-ra Ê-me-llen GI-neS-thai pa-re-KA-lei ho PAU-los HA-pan-tas me-ta-la-BEIN tro-PHÊS LE-gōn teS-sa-res-kai-de-KA-tên SÊ-me-ron hê-ME-ran pros-do-KÔN-tes A-si-toi di-a-te-LEI-te mê-THEN pros-la-BO-me-noi
Exegesis
In the main clause, the imperfect parekálei {παρεκάλει | parekálei} “was urging” presents Paul’s exhortation as continuous, with Paû-los as subject and hápantas as its universal object.
Root and etymology
parakaleopi–alpha–rho–alpha–kappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to call alongside, exhort”
In context — Acts 27:33
As the new day was on the verge of dawning, Paul urged them all to eat , saying, “Today is the fourteenth day you have endured suspense and gone without food, taking nothing.”
About this coordinate
Acts 27:33:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 27:33, so the Greek word παρεκάλει (parekalei) 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.27.33.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.33.W7.S1) and character.