Acts 27:34:2Acts.27.34.W2TAB
παρακαλῶ
parakalo
“I urge”
- Transliteration
- pa-ra-ka-LO
- Extended
- pah-rah-kah-LOH
- IPA
- /pa.ra.kaˈlɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I urge
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pa-ra-ka-LO
- sentence
di-O pa-ra-ka-LO hy-MAS me-ta-la-BEIN tro-PHÊS TOU-to gar pros tês hy-me-TE-ras sô-tê-REE-as hy-PAR-khei ou-de-NOS gar hy-MÔN thriks a-PO tês ke-pha-LÊS a-po-LEI-tai
Exegesis
The main verb parakalo {παρακαλῶ | parakalô} “I urge” foregrounds an ongoing appeal, with hymas {ὑμᾶς | hymâs} “you” as direct object.
Root and etymology
parakaleopi–alpha–rho–alpha–kappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to call alongside, encourage”
In context — Acts 27:34
Therefore I urge you to partake of food, for this is for your preservation ; for not a hair from the head of any of you will perish.
About this coordinate
Acts 27:34:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 27:34, so the Greek word παρακαλῶ (parakalo) 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.27.34.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.34.W2.S1) and character.