Acts 14:13:10Acts.14.13.W10TAB
πόλεως
poleôs
“city”
- Transliteration
- PO-le-ôs
- Extended
- POH-leh-oôs
- IPA
- /ˈpo.le.ɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- city
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
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PO-le-ôs
- sentence
HO te hi-e-REUS tou di-OS tou ON-tos pro tês PO-le-ôs TAU-rous KAI STEM-mat-ta e-PI tous py-LO-nas e-NEN-kas syn tois O-khlois Ê-the-len THY-EIN
Exegesis
The participial genitive tou ontos pro tēs pó-le-ōs {τοῦ ὄντος πρὸ τῆς πόλεως | toû ón-tos prò tês pó-le-ōs} modifies Zeus, literally “of the one being before the city,” idiomatically indicating his sanctuary at the city’s entrance.
In context — Acts 14:13
And the priest of Zeus —whose temple was at the entrance to the city—having brought bulls and garlands to the gates, together with the crowds, intended to offer sacrifice .
About this coordinate
Acts 14:13:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 14:13, so the Greek word πόλεως (poleôs) 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.14.13.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.14.13.W10.S1) and character.