Acts 14:21:8Acts.14.21.W8TAB
ἱκανοὺς
hikanous
“many”
- Transliteration
- hi-ka-NOUS
- Extended
- hee-kah-NOOHS
- IPA
- /hi.kaˈnuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- many
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Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
hi-ka-NOUS
- sentence
eu-an-ge-li-SA-me-noi te tên PO-lin e-KEI-nên KAI ma-thê-TEU-san-tes hi-ka-NOUS hy-PE-stre-psan eis tên LYS-tran KAI eis i-KO-ni-on KAI eis an-ti-O-khe-i-an
Exegesis
The adjective hikanous {ἱκανούς | hi-ka-noús} modifies the implicit object from matheteusantes, indicating a significant number of new disciples.
In context — Acts 14:21
And after they had proclaimed the good news in that city and had made many disciples , they turned back to Lystra, and to Iconium, and to Antioch.
About this coordinate
Acts 14:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 14:21, so the Greek word ἱκανοὺς (hikanous) 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.14.21.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.14.21.W8.S1) and character.