Acts 7:19:12Acts.7.19.W12TAB
βρέφη
brephê
“infants”
- Transliteration
- BRE-phê
- Extended
- BREH-phê
- IPA
- /ˈbre.pʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- infants
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
BRE-phê
- 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.
Root and etymology
brephosbeta–rho–epsilon–phi–omicron–sigma
“infant, baby”
In context — Acts 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 7:19:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 7:19, so the Greek word βρέφη (brephê) 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.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.7.19.W12.S1) and character.