Acts 28:20:5Acts.28.20.W5TAB
αἰτίαν
aitian
“reason”
- Transliteration
- ai-TI-an
- Extended
- ai-TIH-ah n
- IPA
- /aiˈti.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- reason
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ai-TI-an
- sentence
di-A TAU-tēn OUN tēn ai-TI-an pa-re-KA-le-sa hy-MAS i-DEIN kai pros-la-LÊ-sai HE-ne-ken gar tês el-PI-dos tou is-ra-ÊL tēn HA-ly-sin TAU-tēn pe-RI-kei-mai
Exegesis
The verse begins with a fronted prepositional phrase dia tauten oun ten aitian {διὰ ταύτην οὖν τὴν αἰτίαν | diá taútēn oûn tḕn aitían}, which foregrounds the motivation for Paul’s action: “because of this, therefore, the cause.”
Root and etymology
aiteoalpha–iota–tau–epsilon–omega
“to ask, demand, claim”
In context — Acts 28:20
Therefore, for this cause I called you to see me and to speak with me; for the sake of the hope of Israel, I am wearing this chain .
About this coordinate
Acts 28:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 28:20, so the Greek word αἰτίαν (aitian) 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.28.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.20.W5.S1) and character.