Acts 13:16:7Acts.13.16.W7TAB
χειρὶ
kheiri
“hand”
- Transliteration
- khei-RI
- Extended
- kheh-REE
- IPA
- /kʰeiˈri/
Meaning by language
- English
- hand
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
khei-RI
- sentence
a-na-STAS de PAU-los KAI ka-ta-SEI-sas tê khei-RI EI-pen AN-dres i-sra-a-LEE-tai KAI hoi pho-BOU-me-noi ton the-ON a-KOU-sa-te
Exegesis
The dative phrase tē cheiri {τῇ χειρὶ | têi kheirí} ‘with the hand’ specifies the means of the gesture.
Root and etymology
cheirchi–epsilon–iota–rho
“hand”
In context — Acts 13:16
Then Paul stood up and, motioning with his hand, he said, “Men of Israel, and you who fear God , listen .”
About this coordinate
Acts 13:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 13:16, so the Greek word χειρὶ (kheiri) 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.13.16.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.16.W7.S1) and character.