Acts 7:19:10Acts.7.19.W10TAB

ποιεῖν

poiein

to do

Transliteration
poi-EIN
Extended
pోయ-EIN
IPA
/poiˈeːn/

Meaning by language

English
to do

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Result
ποι + εῖν
poi + ein
poiein

Alphabet Analysis

Pip — as in pet
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    poi-EIN

  2. sentence

    HOU-tos ka-ta-so-phi-SA-me-nos to GE-nos hê-MON e-KA-kō-sen tous pa-TE-ras tou poi-EIN ta BRE-phê EK-the-ta au-TÔN eis to mê dzō-o-go-neis-THAI

Exegesis

The clause tou poiein ta brephē ekthēta autōn {τοῦ ποιεῖν τὰ βρέφη ἔκθετα αὐτῶν | toû poiêin tà bréphē ékthēta autôn} is an articular infinitive in the genitive, marking purpose: “in order to make their infants exposed,” with ta brephē {τὰ βρέφη | tà bréphē} as the object and ekthēta {ἔκθετα | ékthēta} as a predicate adjective describing the state of the children.

In contextActs 7:19

This one, having cunningly dealt with our people , mistreated our fathers, to cause their infants to be exposed, so that they would not be kept alive .

About this coordinate

Acts 7:19:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 7:19, so the Greek word ποιεῖν (poiein) 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.7.19.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.7.19.W10.S1) and character.