Acts 28:8:11Acts.28.8.W11TAB
κατακεῖσθαι
katakeisthai
“to be lying down”
- Transliteration
- ka-ta-KEIS-thai
- Extended
- kah-tah-KEEHS-thai
- IPA
- /ka.taˈkiːs.tʰai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to be lying down
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ka-ta-KEIS-thai
- sentence
e-GHE-ne-to de ton pa-TE-ra tou pop-LI-ou py-re-TOIS kai dy-sen-te-RI-ō sy-ne-KHO-me-non ka-ta-KEIS-thai pros hon ho PAU-los ei-sel-THON kai pro-seu-KSA-me-nos e-pi-THEIS tas KHEI-ras au-TOI i-A-sa-to au-TON
Exegesis
katakeisthai {τὸν πατέρα τοῦ Ποπλίου ... κατακεῖσθαι | tón pa-té-ra tou Pop-lí-ou ... ka-ta-keî-sthai} portrays the father as the subject of “to be lying down,” emphasizing his state.
In context — Acts 28:8
Now it happened that the father of Publius lay sick, afflicted with fevers and dysentery. Paul went in to him and, after praying , laid his hands on him and healed him.
About this coordinate
Acts 28:8:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 28:8, so the Greek word κατακεῖσθαι (katakeisthai) 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.28.8.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.8.W11.S1) and character.