Acts 28:23:16Acts.28.23.W16TAB
βασιλείαν
basileian
“kingdom”
- Transliteration
- ba-si-LEI-an
- Extended
- bah-sih-LEI-ahn
- IPA
- /ba.siˈlei.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- kingdom
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-si-LEI-an
- sentence
ta-KSA-me-noi de au-TOIS hê-ME-ran HÊ-kon pros au-TON eis tên kse-NI-an PLEI-o-nes hois ek-se-TI-the-to di-a-mar-ty-RO-me-nos tên ba-si-LEI-an tou the-OU PEI-thōn te au-TOUS pe-RI tou ee-ay-SOO a-PO te tou NO-mou mō-y-see-OS kai tôn pro-phê-TÔN a-po prō-I HE-ōs hes-PE-ras
Exegesis
The object of these verbs is tēn basileian tou theou {τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ | tēn ba-si-LEI-an tou the-OÛ}, where the genitive tou theou construes the kingdom as belonging to or ruled by God, a central theological focus.
Root and etymology
basileusbeta–alpha–sigma–iota–lambda–epsilon–upsilon–sigma
“king, ruler”
In context — Acts 28:23
After they had set a day for him, they came to him at his lodging in greater numbers. To them he was explaining and solemnly testifying about the kingdom of God , persuading them concerning Jesus both from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets, from morning until evening.
About this coordinate
Acts 28:23:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Acts 28:23, so the Greek word βασιλείαν (basileian) 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.28.23.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.23.W16.S1) and character.