Acts 13:47:16Acts.13.47.W16TAB
σωτηρίαν
sōtêrian
“salvation”
- Transliteration
- sō-tê-RI-an
- Extended
- soh-tay-REE-ah(n)
- IPA
- /sɔː.tɛːˈri.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- salvation
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sō-tê-RI-an
- sentence
HOU-tōs gar en-TE-tal-tai hê-MEEN ho KY-ree-os TE-thei-KA se eis PHŌS eth-NŌN tou EI-nai se eis sō-tê-RI-an HE-ōs es-KHA-tou tês gês
Exegesis
The articular infinitive construction tou einai se eis sōtērian {τοῦ εἶναί σε εἰς σωτηρίαν | toû eînai se eis sōtērían} expresses purpose: “in order for you to be for salvation,” portraying the addressee as the means by which salvation reaches others.
Root and etymology
sōtērsigma–omega–tau–eta–rho
“savior, deliverer”
In context — Acts 13:47
For thus the Lord has commanded us: “I have set you as a light for the nations, so that you may be for salvation to the end of the earth.”
About this coordinate
Acts 13:47:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Acts 13:47, so the Greek word σωτηρίαν (sōtêrian) 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.13.47.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.47.W16.S1) and character.