Acts 11:3:6Acts.11.3.W6TAB
ἀκροβυστίαν
akrobysteean
“uncircumcision”
- Transliteration
- a-kro-by-STEE-an
- Extended
- ah-kroh-by-STEE-ahn
- IPA
- /a.kro.byˈsti.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- uncircumcision
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-kro-by-STEE-an
- sentence
LE-gon-tes HO-ti ei-SEEL-thes pros AN-dras a-kro-by-STEE-an E-khon-tas KAI sy-NE-pha-ges au-TOIS
Exegesis
The participial phrase akrobystian echontas {ἀκροβυστίαν ἔχοντας | ak-ro-bys-tí-an é-khon-tas} modifies andras, specifying the men as “having uncircumcision,” a Semitic-style expression that labels them by their foreskin and thus by their Gentile, non-covenant status.
Root and etymology
akrobystiaalpha–kappa–rho–omicron–beta–upsilon–sigma–tau–iota–alpha
“foreskin, uncircumcision”
In context — Acts 11:3
They were saying, “You went in to men who are uncircumcised , and you ate with them.”
About this coordinate
Acts 11:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 11:3, so the Greek word ἀκροβυστίαν (akrobysteean) 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.11.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.11.3.W6.S1) and character.