Acts 12:13:7Acts.12.13.W7TAB
πυλῶνος
pylonos
“gateway”
- Transliteration
- py-LO-nos
- Extended
- py-LOH-nohs
- IPA
- /pyˈlɔː.nos/
Meaning by language
- English
- gateway
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
py-LO-nos
- sentence
KROU-san-tos DE au-TOU tên THY-ran TOU py-LO-nos pro-SÊL-the pai-DIS-kê hy-pa-KOU-sai o-NO-ma-ti HRO-dê
Exegesis
The accusative phrase tēn thyran tou pylōnos {τὴν θύραν τοῦ πυλῶνος | tḗn thú-ran toû pylô-nos} specifies the door within the larger gateway, emphasizing the primary point of entry.
Root and etymology
Rootp-y-l-ē
“gate, entrance”
In context — Acts 12:13
While he was knocking at the door of the gate, a servant girl named Rhoda came forward to answer.
About this coordinate
Acts 12:13:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 12:13, so the Greek word πυλῶνος (pylonos) 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.12.13.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.12.13.W7.S1) and character.