Acts 14:3:3Acts.14.3.W3TAB

οὖν

oon

therefore

Transliteration
OON
Extended
OON
IPA
/ˈuːn/

Meaning by language

English
therefore

Alphabet Analysis

Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    OON

  2. sentence

    hi-ka-NON MEN OON KHRO-non di-E-tripsan par-rhê-si-a-ZO-me-noi e-PI tôi ky-REE-oi tôi mar-ty-ROON-ti tôi LO-goi tês KHA-ri-tos au-TOU di-DON-ti sê-MEI-a KAI TE-ra-ta GI-nes-thai di-A tôn khei-RÔN au-TÔN

Exegesis

The verse opens with the fronted accusative phrase hikanon khronon {ἱκανὸν χρόνον | hi-ka-nón khró-non} ‘a considerable time’ marked by the particles men oun {μὲν οὖν | men oun} that signal contrast and consequence from the prior events.

Root and etymology

kaleokappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega

to call, name

In contextActs 14:3

So they remained there for quite some time, speaking boldly for the Lord , and He bore witness to the word of His grace by permitting signs and wonders to be done through their hands.

About this coordinate

Acts 14:3:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 14:3, so the Greek word οὖν (oon) 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.14.3.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.14.3.W3.S1) and character.