Acts 13:6:5Acts.13.6.W5TAB
νῆσον
nêson
“island”
- Transliteration
- NÊ-son
- Extended
- NÊ-sohn
- IPA
- /ˈnɛː.son/
Meaning by language
- English
- island
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Alphabet Analysis
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
NÊ-son
- sentence
di-el-THON-tes de HO-lên tên NÊ-son A-khri PA-phou HEU-ron AN-dra ti-NA MA-gon pseu-do-pro-PHÊ-tên iou-da-I-on hôi O-no-ma ba-ri-ê-SOU
Exegesis
The object of the participle is expressed by the accusive phrase holen ten neson {ὅλην τὴν νῆσον | hó-lēn tēn nê-son} ‘the whole island’, emphasizing the completeness of their journey.
In context — Acts 13:6
But after passing through the whole island as far as Paphos, they found a certain man, a magician , a Jewish false prophet, to whom the name was Bar-Jesus .
About this coordinate
Acts 13:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 13:6, so the Greek word νῆσον (nêson) 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.13.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.6.W5.S1) and character.