Acts 13:47:4Acts.13.47.W4TAB

ἡμῖν

hêmeen

to us

Transliteration
hê-MEEN
Extended
hay-MEEN
IPA
/hɛːˈmiːn/

Meaning by language

English
to us

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Result
ἡ + μῖν
hê + meen
hêmeen

Alphabet Analysis

Etai — as in machine
Mum — as in mother
Iotai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    hê-MEEN

  2. 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 dative hēmin {ἡμῖν | hēmîn} “to us” identifies Paul and Barnabas (and by extension the church) as recipients of this divine commission.

In contextActs 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 13:47:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 13:47, so the Greek word ἡμῖν (hêmeen) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.47.W4.S1) and character.