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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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ETH-nē
- 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 context — Acts 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.