Acts 14:6:8Acts.14.6.W8TAB
Λύστραν
lystran
“Lystra”
- Transliteration
- LYS-tran
- Extended
- LYHS-trahn
- IPA
- /ˈlys.tran/
Meaning by language
- English
- Lystra
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LYS-tran
- sentence
sy-ni-DON-tes ka-TE-phy-gon eis tas PO-leis tês ly-ka-o-NEE-as LYS-tran kai DER-bên kai tên pe-RI-khō-ron
Exegesis
The accusative proper nouns Lystran kai Derbēn {Λύστραν καὶ Δέρβην | Lýstran kaí Dérbēn} stand in apposition, naming the particular cities within the region.
In context — Acts 14:6
When they realized this, they fled into the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and the surrounding region .
About this coordinate
Acts 14:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 14:6, so the Greek word Λύστραν (lystran) 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.14.6.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.14.6.W8.S1) and character.