Acts 13:19:3Acts.13.19.W3TAB

ἔθνη

ethnē

nations

Transliteration
ETH-nē
Extended
EH-thneh
IPA
/ˈetʰ.nɛː/

Meaning by language

English
nations

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Result
ἔθ + νη
eth + nē
ethnē

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Thetath — as in thin
Nun — as in new
Etai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    ETH-nē

  2. sentence

    KAI ka-the-LŌN ETH-nē hep-TA en gê kha-NA-an ka-te-klē-ro-NO-mē-sen tēn gên au-TŌN

Exegesis

Its object ethne {ἔθνη | éthnē} ‘nations’ is specified by the numeral hepta {ἑπτὰ | heptá} ‘seven’, echoing the traditional list of seven Canaanite peoples and conveying a sense of complete conquest.

Root and etymology

ethnosepsilon–theta–nu–omicron–sigma

nation, people

In contextActs 13:19

And after He destroyed seven nations in the land of Canaan, He gave their land to them as an inheritance .

About this coordinate

Acts 13:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 13:19, so the Greek word ἔθνη (ethnē) 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.13.19.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.19.W3.S1) and character.