Acts 14:18:10Acts.14.18.W10TAB
θύειν
thyein
“to sacrifice”
- Transliteration
- THY-ein
- Extended
- thü-EIN
- IPA
- /ˈtʰy.ei̯n/
Meaning by language
- English
- to sacrifice
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
THY-ein
- sentence
KAI TAU-ta LE-gon-tes MO-lis ka-TE-pau-san tous O-khlous tou MÊ THY-ein au-TOIS
Exegesis
The articular infinitive construction tou me thuein {τοῦ μὴ θύειν | toû mḕ thú-ein} depends on katepausan; with a verb of hindering, the genitive articular infinitive expresses prevention or result, “so that they did not sacrifice.”
Root and etymology
thyotheta–upsilon–omega
“to offer a sacrifice”
In context — Acts 14:18
And as they were saying these things, they scarcely restrained the crowds from sacrificing to them.
About this coordinate
Acts 14:18:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 14:18, so the Greek word θύειν (thyein) 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.14.18.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.14.18.W10.S1) and character.