Acts 13:15:9Acts.13.15.W9TAB
προφητῶν
prophêtôn
“prophets”
- Transliteration
- pro-phê-TÔN
- Extended
- proh-phê-TOHN
- IPA
- /pro.pʰɛːˈtɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- prophets
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
pro-phê-TÔN
- 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 genitive phrase tou nomou kai ton propheton {τοῦ νόμου καὶ τῶν προφητῶν | toû nómou kaì tôn prophētôn} ‘of the Law and the Prophets’ specifies the scriptural content, reflecting the standard division of Israel’s Scriptures and a formal liturgical reading.
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 13:15:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 13:15, so the Greek word προφητῶν (prophêtôn) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.15.W9.S1) and character.