Acts 7:19:2Acts.7.19.W2TAB
κατασοφισάμενος
katasophisamenos
“having dealt shrewdly”
- Transliteration
- ka-ta-so-phi-SA-me-nos
- Extended
- kah-tah-soh-phi-SA-meh-nohs
- IPA
- /ka.ta.so.pʰiˈsa.me.nos/
Meaning by language
- English
- having dealt shrewdly
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 | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-ta-so-phi-SA-me-nos
- 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 demonstrative houtos {οὗτος | hoû-tos} functions as the subject, fronted for emphasis, and is immediately qualified by the participle katasophisamenos {κατασοφισάμενος | katasophisámenos} “having dealt craftily,” which expresses manner and highlights calculated intent.
Root and etymology
katasophizōkappa–alpha–tau–alpha–sigma–omicron–phi–iota–zeta–omega
“to deceive craftily”
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 7:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 7:19, so the Greek word κατασοφισάμενος (katasophisamenos) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.7.19.W2.S1) and character.