Acts 13:8:11Acts.13.8.W11TAB
ὄνομα
onoma
“name”
- Transliteration
- O-no-ma
- Extended
- OH-noh-mah
- IPA
- /ˈo.no.ma/
Meaning by language
- English
- name
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Alphabet Analysis
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
O-no-ma
- sentence
an-THI-sta-to de au-TOIS e-LY-mas ho MA-gos HOU-tōs gar me-ther-mê-NEU-e-tai to O-no-ma au-TOU dzê-TŌN di-a-STRE-psai ton an-THY-pa-ton a-PO tês PI-ste-ōs
Exegesis
A parenthetical explanatory clause is introduced by houtos gar {οὕτως γὰρ | hoútōs gár}, “for thus,” followed by methermeneuetai {μεθερμηνεύεται | methermēneútai} and its subject to onoma autou {τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ | tò ónoma autoû}, giving an internal gloss on the meaning of the name “Elymas.”
Root and etymology
onomaomicron–nu–omicron–mu–alpha
“name, personal designation”
In context — Acts 13:8
But Elymas the magician was opposing them, for thus his name is interpreted, seeking to turn the proconsul away from the faith .
About this coordinate
Acts 13:8:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 13:8, so the Greek word ὄνομα (onoma) 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.13.8.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.8.W11.S1) and character.