Acts 9:2:22Acts.9.2.W22TAB
ἀγάγῃ
agagê
“he might bring”
- Transliteration
- a-GA-gê
- Extended
- ah-GAH-gay
- IPA
- /aˈga.gɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he might bring
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-GA-gê
- 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 subjunctive agage {ἀγάγῃ | agágē} “he might bring” leads the judicial purpose, completed by eis Ierousalem {εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ | eis Ierousalḗm} “into Jerusalem.”
In context — Acts 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 9:2:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Acts 9:2, so the Greek word ἀγάγῃ (agagê) 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.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.9.2.W22.S1) and character.