Acts 14:5:12Acts.14.5.W12TAB
ἄρχουσιν
arkhousin
“rulers”
- Transliteration
- AR-khou-sin
- Extended
- AHR-khooh-sihn
- IPA
- /ˈar.kʰu.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- rulers
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AR-khou-sin
- sentence
hōs de e-GHE-ne-to hor-MÊ tôn e-thNÔN te kai i-ou-dai-ÔN syn tois AR-khou-sin au-TÔN hy-BRI-sai kai li-tho-bo-LÊ-sai au-TOUS
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase syn tois árchousin autôn {σὺν τοῖς ἄρχουσιν αὐτῶν | syn tois árchousin autôn} ‘with their rulers’ includes civic leaders as participants.
In context — Acts 14:5
But when an attempt was made by both the Gentiles and the Jews, together with their rulers, to mistreat and to stone them.
About this coordinate
Acts 14:5:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 14:5, so the Greek word ἄρχουσιν (arkhousin) 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.14.5.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.14.5.W12.S1) and character.