Acts 28:18:4Acts.28.18.W4TAB
ἐβούλοντο
eboulonto
“were wanting”
- Transliteration
- e-BOU-lon-to
- Extended
- eh-BOO-lohn-toh
- IPA
- /eˈbuː.lon.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- were wanting
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
e-BOU-lon-to
- sentence
HOI-ti-nes a-na-kri-nan-TES me e-BOU-lon-to a-po-LY-sai di-A to mê-de-MI-an ai-TI-an tha-NA-tou hy-PAR-khein en e-MOI
Exegesis
The aorist participle anakrinantes {ἀνακρίναντές | a-na-krí-nan-tes} functions adverbially, indicating antecedent action “after examining,” and modifies the main finite verb eboulonto {ἐβούλοντο | e-boú-lon-to}.
In context — Acts 28:18
These, having examined me, were wishing to release me, because there was no cause for death in me.
About this coordinate
Acts 28:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 28:18, so the Greek word ἐβούλοντο (eboulonto) 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.28.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.18.W4.S1) and character.