Acts 28:19:1Acts.28.19.W1TAB
ἀντιλεγόντων
antilegontōn
“objecting”
- Transliteration
- an-ti-le-GON-tōn
- Extended
- ahn-tih-leh-GOHN-tohn
- IPA
- /an.ti.leˈgon.tɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- objecting
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
an-ti-le-GON-tōn
- sentence
an-ti-le-GON-tōn de tōn i-ou-dai-ŌN ê-naŋ-KA-sthēn e-pi-ka-LE-sa-sthai KAI-sa-ra oukh hōs tou E-thnous mou E-khōn ti ka-tê-go-REIN
Exegesis
The sentence opens with the genitive absolute construction antilegonton tōn Ioudaiōn {ἀντιλεγόντων τῶν Ἰουδαίων | anti-legóntōn tôn Ioudaíōn}, literally “while the Jews were opposing,” which provides the circumstantial setting or cause for the main action.
Root and etymology
antilegōalpha–nu–tau–iota–lambda–epsilon–gamma–omega
“to speak against, contradict”
In context — Acts 28:19
But when the Jews opposed me, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, not as though I had anything to accuse my nation of.
About this coordinate
Acts 28:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 28:19, so the Greek word ἀντιλεγόντων (antilegontōn) 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.28.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.19.W1.S1) and character.