Acts 13:9:5Acts.13.9.W5TAB
Παῦλος
paulos
“Paul”
- Transliteration
- PAU-los
- Extended
- PAU-lohs
- IPA
- /ˈpau.los/
Meaning by language
- English
- Paul
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
PAU-los
- sentence
SAU-los de ho KAI PAU-los plê-STHEIS PNEU-ma-tos ha-GI-ou a-te-NI-sas eis au-TON
Exegesis
The appositional phrase ho kai Paulos {ὁ καὶ Παῦλος | ho kaì Paû-los} uses the article ho plus kai to equate Saul with Paul, marking his dual name and signaling a narrative shift toward using his Roman name.
Root and etymology
Pauluspe–alpha–upsilon–lambda–upsilon–sigma
“small, humble”
In context — Acts 13:9
But Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit , stared intently at him.
About this coordinate
Acts 13:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 13:9, so the Greek word Παῦλος (paulos) 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.13.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.9.W5.S1) and character.