Acts 13:47:20Acts.13.47.W20TAB
γῆς
gês
“earth”
- Transliteration
- gês
- Extended
- gays
- IPA
- /gɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- earth
Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
gês
- 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 closing prepositional phrase heōs eschatou tēs gēs {ἕως ἐσχάτου τῆς γῆς | héōs eschátou tēs gēs} expands the scope to the utmost limits of the earth, underscoring the universal range of the mission. In English, the main clause and the direct quotation are retained, and the articular infinitive is rendered as a clear purpose clause (“so that you may be…” / “so that you can bring…”), while the spatial expression “to the end of the earth” is preserved formally and expressed idiomatically in the dynamic rendering.
Root and etymology
gegamma–eta
“land, earth”
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 13:47:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Acts 13:47, so the Greek word γῆς (gês) 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.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.47.W20.S1) and character.