Acts 13:8:4Acts.13.8.W4TAB
Ἐλύμας
elymas
“Elymas”
- Transliteration
- e-LY-mas
- Extended
- eh-LY-mahs
- IPA
- /eˈly.mas/
Meaning by language
- English
- Elymas
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
e-LY-mas
- 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
The subject follows as Elymas ho magos {Ἐλύμας ὁ μάγος | Elýmas ho mágos}, with the appositional article–noun phrase ho magos specifying his role.
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 13:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 13:8, so the Greek word Ἐλύμας (elymas) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.8.W4.S1) and character.