Acts 14:9:15Acts.14.9.W15TAB

σωθῆναι

sôthênai

to be made well

Transliteration
sô-THÊ-nai
Extended
soh-THÊE-nai
IPA
/sɔːˈtʰɛː.nai/

Meaning by language

English
to be made well

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Result
σω + θῆ + ναι
sô + thê + nai
sôthênai

Alphabet Analysis

Sigmas — as in sit
Omegao — same as omicron
Thetath — as in thin
Etai — as in machine
Nun — as in new
Alphaah — as in father
Iotai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    sô-THÊ-nai

  2. sentence

    HOU-tos Ê-kou-sen TOU PAU-lou la-LOUN-tos HOS a-te-NEE-sas au-TOI kai i-DÔN HO-ti E-khei PI-stin TOU sô-THÊ-nai

Exegesis

The articular infinitive tou sothenai {τοῦ σωθῆναι | toû sō-thê-nai} in the genitive, governed by its article, expresses purpose or intended result, “for being healed,” closely linked to the man’s faith. In English, the participial chain is rendered with participial and finite verbs (“having fixed his gaze,” “seeing,” “realized”) to preserve the temporal and logical progression while keeping the sentence clear and readable.

In contextActs 14:9

This man listened to Paul speaking, who, having fixed his gaze on him and seeing that he had faith to be healed,

About this coordinate

Acts 14:9:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 14:9, so the Greek word σωθῆναι (sôthênai) 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.14.9.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.14.9.W15.S1) and character.