Acts 8:3:6Acts.8.3.W6TAB

κατὰ

kata

according to

Transliteration
ka-TA
Extended
kah-TAH
IPA
/kaˈta/

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Result
κα + τὰ
ka + ta
kata

Alphabet Analysis

Kappak — as in kite
Alphaah — as in father
Taut — as in top
Alphaah — as in father

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  1. word

    ka-TA

  2. sentence

    SAU-los de e-ly-mai-NE-to tên ek-klê-SI-an ka-TA tous OI-kous eis-po-reu-O-me-nos sy-RÔN te AN-dras kai gy-NAI-kas pa-re-DI-dou eis phy-la-KÊN

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase kata tous oikous {κατὰ τοὺς οἴκους | katà toùs oÍ-kous} “from house to house” expresses distributive action, indicating a systematic search through multiple homes.

In contextActs 8:3

But Saul was ravaging the church ; entering house after house, he dragged away men and women and was delivering them into prison .

About this coordinate

Acts 8:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 8:3, so the Greek word κατὰ (kata) 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.8.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.8.3.W6.S1) and character.