Acts 28:17:19Acts.28.17.W19TAB
Ἐγώ
egô
“I”
- Transliteration
- e-GÔ
- Extended
- eh-GOH
- IPA
- /eˈgɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
e-GÔ
- sentence
E-ge-ne-to DE me-TA hê-ME-ras TREIS syn-ga-LE-sa-sthai au-TON TOUS ON-tas TÔN i-ou-dai-ÔN PRÔ-tous syn-el-THON-tôn DE au-TÔN E-le-gen pros au-TOUS e-GÔ AN-dres a-del-PHOI ou-DEN e-nan-TI-on poi-Ê-sas tôi la-ÔI ê tois E-the-si tois pa-TRÔ-ois DEs-mi-os eks hi-e-ro-so-LY-môn pa-re-DO-thên eis tas KHEI-ras TÔN rhō-mai-ÔN
Exegesis
The vocative address egō, andres adelphoi {Ἐγώ, ἄνδρες ἀδελφοί | Egṓ, ándres adelphoí} places “I” first for emphasis and uses a formal Jewish fraternal address, highlighting solidarity with the audience.
Root and etymology
antilegoalpha–nu–tau–iota–lambda–epsilon–gamma–omicron
“to speak against, contradict”
In context — Acts 28:17
And it happened that, after three days, he called together the chief men of the Jews; and when they had come together, he said to them, "Men, brothers, I have done nothing against the people or the ancestral customs ; yet as a prisoner I was delivered from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans ."
About this coordinate
Acts 28:17:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Acts 28:17, so the Greek word Ἐγώ (egô) 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.28.17.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.17.W19.S1) and character.