Acts 1:2:6Acts.1.2.W6TAB
ἀποστόλοις
apostolois
“apostles”
- Transliteration
- a-PO-sto-lois
- Extended
- ah-POH-stoh-lois
- IPA
- /aˈpos.to.lois/
Meaning by language
- English
- apostles
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
a-PO-sto-lois
- sentence
A-khri HÊS hê-ME-ras en-tei-LA-me-nos tois a-PO-sto-lois di-A PNEU-ma-tos ha-GI-ou hous ek-se-LEK-sa-to a-ne-LÊM-phthê
Exegesis
The dative tois apostolois {τοῖς ἀποστόλοις | toîs apostólois} identifies the recipients of Jesus’ instructions.
In context — Acts 1:2
This continued until the day He was taken up, after giving directions to the apostles through the Holy Spirit — the men He had chosen.
About this coordinate
Acts 1:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 1:2, so the Greek word ἀποστόλοις (apostolois) 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.1.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.1.2.W6.S1) and character.