Acts 9:2:1Acts.9.2.W1TAB

ᾐτήσατο

êitesáto

he asked

Transliteration
êi-TE-sá-to
Extended
êi-TEH-sah-toh
IPA
/ɛːiˈteː.sa.to/

Meaning by language

English
he asked

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Result
ᾐ + τή + σα + το
êi + te + sá + to
êitesáto

Alphabet Analysis

Etai — as in machine
Taut — as in top
Etai — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Alphaah — as in father
Taut — as in top
Omicrono — as in omit (short)

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Word in context

  1. word

    êi-TE-sá-to

  2. sentence

    êi-TE-sá-to par au-TOU e-pi-sto-LAS eis da-mas-KON pros tas sy-na-gô-GAS HO-pōs e-AN TI-nas HEU-rê tês ho-DOU ON-tas AN-dras te kai gy-NEE-kas de-de-ME-nous a-GA-gê eis ie-rou-sa-LÊM

Exegesis

The main clause begins with etesato {ᾐτήσατο | ē-tḗ-sa-to} “he requested,” emphasizing Saul’s initiative, followed by the source phrase par autou {παρʼ αὐτοῦ | par au-toû} “from him.”

Root and etymology

aiteōaiteō

to ask, request

In contextActs 9:2

He asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that should he find anyone belonging to the Way—men or women—he could bring them bound to Jerusalem .

About this coordinate

Acts 9:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 9:2, so the Greek word ᾐτήσατο (êitesáto) 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.9.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.9.2.W1.S1) and character.