Acts 14:11:12Acts.14.11.W12TAB

Λυκαονιστὶ

lykaonisti

in Lycaonian

Transliteration
ly-ka-o-nis-TI
Extended
lyoo-kah-oh-nees-TIH
IPA
/ly.ka.o.nisˈti/

Meaning by language

English
in Lycaonian

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Result
Λυ + κα + ο + νισ + τὶ
ly + ka + o + nis + ti
lykaonisti

Alphabet Analysis

Lambdal — as in law
Upsiloni — as in machine
Kappak — as in kite
Alphaah — as in father
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Nun — as in new
Iotai — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Taut — as in top
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    ly-ka-o-nis-TI

  2. sentence

    hoi te O-khloi i-DON-tes ho e-POI-ê-sen PAU-los e-PÊ-ran tên phô-NÊN au-TÔN ly-ka-o-nis-TI LE-gon-tes hoi the-OI ho-moi-ô-THEN-tes an-THRÔ-pois ka-TE-bê-san pros hê-MAS

Exegesis

The adverb Lykaonisti {Λυκαονιστὶ | ly-ka-o-NIS-ti} modifies the participle legontes {λέγοντες | LE-gon-tes} “saying,” specifying that the direct speech occurs in the local Lycaonian language, which narratively explains why the missionaries may not immediately understand the crowd’s exclamation.

In contextActs 14:11

And the crowds, having seen what Paul had done, lifted up their voices in the Lycaonian language, saying, “The gods have come down to us, having become like men .”

About this coordinate

Acts 14:11:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 14:11, so the Greek word Λυκαονιστὶ (lykaonisti) 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.14.11.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.14.11.W12.S1) and character.