Acts 13:26:2Acts.13.26.W2TAB
ἀδελφοί
adelphoi
“brothers”
- Transliteration
- a-del-PHOI
- Extended
- ah-dehl-PHOI
- IPA
- /a.delˈpʰoi/
Meaning by language
- English
- brothers
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-del-PHOI
- sentence
AN-dres a-del-PHOI hy-ee-OI GE-nous a-bra-AM KAI hoi en hy-MEEN pho-BOU-me-noi ton the-ON hê-MEEN ho LO-gos tês sô-tê-RI-as TAU-tês ek-sa-pe-STA-lê
Exegesis
The verse opens with a stacked vocative address, andres {Ἄνδρες | Án-dres} and adelphoi {ἀδελφοί | a-del-phoí} ‘men, brothers’, creating a respectful and fraternal summons to the listeners.
In context — Acts 13:26
Men, brothers, sons of the race of Abraham, and those among you who fear God , to us the word of this salvation has been sent.
About this coordinate
Acts 13:26:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 13:26, so the Greek word ἀδελφοί (adelphoi) 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.13.26.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.26.W2.S1) and character.