Acts 13:11:22Acts.13.11.W22TAB

ἀχλὺς

akhlys

mist

Transliteration
a-KHLYS
Extended
ah-KHLYS
IPA
/aˈkʰlys/

Meaning by language

English
mist

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Result
ἀ + χλὺς
a + khlys
akhlys

Alphabet Analysis

Alphaah — as in father
Chih/kh — like Bach
Lambdal — as in law
Upsiloni — as in machine
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    a-KHLYS

  2. sentence

    KAI NYN i-DOU KHEIR ky-REE-ou e-PI SE KAI E-sê ty-PHLOS MÊ BLE-pōn ton HÊ-li-on A-khri kai-ROU pa-ra-KHRÊ-ma de E-pe-sen ep au-TON a-KHLYS KAI SKO-tos KAI pe-ri-A-gōn e-DZÊ-tei khei-ra-gō-GOUS

Exegesis

The compound subject akhlys kai skotos {ἀχλὺς καὶ σκότος | akhlýs kaí skó-tos} is grammatically nominative, depicting both a physical and metaphorical enveloping of the man.

In contextActs 13:11

And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun until a season. Immediately, then, mist and darkness fell upon him, and going about, he was seeking those to lead him by the hand.

About this coordinate

Acts 13:11:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Acts 13:11, so the Greek word ἀχλὺς (akhlys) 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.13.11.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.11.W22.S1) and character.