Acts 13:3:8Acts.13.3.W8TAB

χεῖρας

kheiras

hands

Transliteration
KHEI-ras
Extended
KHEI-rahs
IPA
/ˈkʰei.ras/

Meaning by language

English
hands

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Result
χεῖ + ρας
khei + ras
kheiras

Alphabet Analysis

Chih/kh — like Bach
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Rhor — rolled r
Alphaah — as in father
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    KHEI-ras

  2. sentence

    TO-te nê-steu-SAN-tes KAI pro-seu-KSA-me-noi KAI e-pi-THEHN-tes tas KHEI-ras au-TOIS a-PE-ly-san

Exegesis

The phrase tas cheiras {τὰς χεῖρας | tás kheî-ras} with the dative autois {αὐτοῖς | au-toîs} specifies the recipients of the laying on of hands.

Root and etymology

cheirchi–epsilon–iota–rho

hand

In contextActs 13:3

Then, after they had fasted and prayed, and after laying their hands on them, they released them to go.

About this coordinate

Acts 13:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 13:3, so the Greek word χεῖρας (kheiras) 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.13.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.3.W8.S1) and character.