Acts 13:50:6Acts.13.50.W6TAB
σεβομένας
sebomenas
“devout”
- Transliteration
- se-bo-ME-nas
- Extended
- seh-bo-MEH-nahs
- IPA
- /se.boˈme.nas/
Meaning by language
- English
- devout
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
se-bo-ME-nas
- sentence
hoi de iou-DAI-oi pa-RO-trü-nan tas se-bo-ME-nas gy-NAI-kas tas eu-SKHÊ-mo-nas kai tous PRÔ-tous tês PO-le-os kai e-PÊ-gei-ran di-ôg-MON e-PI ton PAU-lon kai bar-na-BAN kai ek-SE-ba-lon au-TOUS a-PO tôn ho-RI-ōn au-TÔN
Exegesis
The main verb parotrynan {παρώτρυναν | pa-rṓ-try-nan} introduces the first action, taking as its object the coordinated group tas sebomenas gynaikas tas euschemonas {τὰς σεβομένας γυναῖκας τὰς εὐσχήμονας | tàs se-bo-mé-nas gy-naî-kas tàs eus-chḗ-mo-nas}, a tightly bound noun phrase where participle, noun, and attributive adjective together describe “the devout, noble women.”
Root and etymology
sebomaisigma–epsilon–beta–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to revere, worship”
In context — Acts 13:50
But the Jews incited the devout women who were noble and the leading men of the city, and stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their district.
About this coordinate
Acts 13:50:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 13:50, so the Greek word σεβομένας (sebomenas) 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.13.50.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.50.W6.S1) and character.