Acts 28:22:8Acts.28.22.W8TAB
περὶ
peri
“about”
- Transliteration
- pe-RI
- Extended
- peh-REE
- IPA
- /peˈri/
Meaning by language
- English
- about
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
pe-RI
- sentence
a-ksi-OU-men de pa-RA sou a-KOU-sai ho phro-NEIS pe-RI men gar tês hai-RE-se-ōs TAU-tês gnōs-TON hê-MEEN ES-tin HO-ti pan-ta-KHOU an-ti-LE-ge-tai
Exegesis
The following segment, peri men gar tes haireseos tautes gnōston hēmin estin hoti pantachou antilegetai {περὶ μὲν γὰρ τῆς αἱρέσεως ταύτης γνωστὸν ἡμῖν ἐστιν ὅτι πανταχοῦ ἀντιλέγεται | perì mén gàr tês haireseōs taútēs gnōstòn hēmîn estin hóti pantachoû antilégetai}, is an explanatory clause introduced by gar, giving the reason for their desire to listen. The particle men marks the topic “as for this sect,” while gnōston functions as a predicate adjective with estin, and hēmin is a dative of reference, producing the sense “it is known to us.” The conjunction hoti introduces the content of this knowledge, and the adverb pantachou placed before the passive verb antilegetai emphasizes the universality of opposition. In translation, this structure is preserved by keeping the main request first, followed by a causal clause, and by rendering the impersonal passive “it is spoken against” either literally or with an explicit subject (“people speak against it”) to convey the ongoing, widespread contradiction.
Root and etymology
periaireōpi–epsilon–rho–iota–alpha–iota–rho–epsilon–omega
“to take away around, to remove by encircling”
In context — Acts 28:22
But we desire to hear from you what you think; for concerning this sect , it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against .
About this coordinate
Acts 28:22:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 28:22, so the Greek word περὶ (peri) 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.28.22.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.22.W8.S1) and character.