Acts 13:15:12Acts.13.15.W12TAB
ἀρχισυνάγωγοι
arkhisynagōgoi
“synagogue rulers”
- Transliteration
- ar-khi-sy-NA-gō-goi
- Extended
- ahr-khih-syoo-NAH-goh-goi
- IPA
- /ar.kʰi.syˈna.gɔː.goi/
Meaning by language
- English
- synagogue rulers
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ar-khi-sy-NA-gō-goi
- sentence
me-TA de tên a-NA-gnō-sin tou NO-mou KAI tôn pro-phê-TÔN a-PE-stei-lan hoi ar-khi-sy-NA-gō-goi pros au-TOUS LE-gon-tes AN-dres a-del-FOI ei TIS es-TIN en hy-MIN LO-gos pa-ra-KLÊ-se-ōs pros ton la-ON LE-ge-te
Exegesis
The aorist verb apesteilan {ἀπέστειλαν | apésteilan} functions as the main finite verb, with hoi archisynagogoi {οἱ ἀρχισυνάγωγοι | hoi archisunágōgoi} ‘the synagogue rulers’ as its subject, highlighting that the recognized authorities initiate the invitation.
Root and etymology
Rootalpha–rho–chi–iota–sigma–upsilon–nu–alpha–gamma–omega–gamma–omicron–sigma
“chief of a synagogue”
In context — Acts 13:15
And after the reading of the Law and the Prophets, the synagogue rulers sent to them, saying, “Men, brothers, if there is among you a word of exhortation for the people, speak.”
About this coordinate
Acts 13:15:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 13:15, so the Greek word ἀρχισυνάγωγοι (arkhisynagōgoi) 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.13.15.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.15.W12.S1) and character.