Acts 13:17:19Acts.13.17.W19TAB
γῇ
gêi
“land”
- Transliteration
- gêi
- Extended
- gêi
- IPA
- /gɛːi/
Meaning by language
- English
- land
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
gêi
- sentence
ho the-OS tou la-OU TOU-tou is-ra-EL ek-se-LEK-sa-to tous pa-TE-ras hê-MON kai ton la-ON HY-psō-sen en têi pa-roi-KEE-a en gêi ai-GYP-tou kai me-TA bra-KHI-o-nos hy-psē-LOU ek-SĒ-ga-gen au-TOUS eks au-TÊS
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase en tē paroikia {ἐν τῇ παροικίᾳ | en tē paroikía} is further qualified by en gē Aigyptou {ἐν γῇ Αἰγύπτου | en gē Aigýptou}, yielding a locative-temporal setting “during the sojourn in the land of Egypt,” with paroikia conveying their status as resident aliens rather than permanent citizens.
Root and etymology
synagōsigma–upsilon–nu–alpha–gamma–omega
“to gather together”
In context — Acts 13:17
The God of this people Israel chose our fathers and made the people great while they were sojourning in the land of Egypt, and with an uplifted arm He led them out of it.
About this coordinate
Acts 13:17:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Acts 13:17, so the Greek word γῇ (gêi) 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.13.17.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.17.W19.S1) and character.