Acts 13:3:8Acts.13.3.W8TAB
χεῖρας
kheiras
“hands”
- Transliteration
- KHEI-ras
- Extended
- KHEI-rahs
- IPA
- /ˈkʰei.ras/
Meaning by language
- English
- hands
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KHEI-ras
- 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 context — Acts 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.