Acts 28:19:5Acts.28.19.W5TAB
ἠναγκάσθην
ênaŋkasthēn
“I was compelled”
- Transliteration
- ê-naŋ-KA-sthēn
- Extended
- ay-nahng-KAHS-tʰehn
- IPA
- /ɛː.naŋˈka.s.tʰɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- I was compelled
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ê-naŋ-KA-sthēn
- 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 main clause centers on ēnankasthēn {ἠναγκάσθην | ēnankásthēn} “I was compelled,” followed by the complementary infinitive epikalesasthai {ἐπικαλέσασθαι | epikalésasthai} with its object Kaisara {Καίσαρα | Kaísara}, expressing the content of the compelled action, “to appeal to Caesar.”
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 28:19:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 28:19, so the Greek word ἠναγκάσθην (ênaŋkasthēn) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.19.W5.S1) and character.