Acts 15:1:17Acts.15.1.W17TAB
Μωϋσέως
môyseos
“Moses”
- Transliteration
- mô-y-se-OS
- Extended
- moh-yoo-seh-OHS
- IPA
- /mɔː.y.seˈos/
Meaning by language
- English
- Moses
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
mô-y-se-OS
- sentence
KAI TI-nes ka-tel-THON-tes a-PO tês i-ou-da-I-as e-DI-das-kon tous a-del-PHOUS HO-ti e-AN mê pe-ri-tmê-THÊ-te tôi E-thei tôi mô-y-se-OS ou DY-nas-the sô-THÊ-nai
Exegesis
The dative tō ethei tō Mōuseōs {τῷ ἔθει τῷ Μωϋσέως | tō éthei tō Mōuséōs} “according to the custom of Moses” uses the dative of standard to indicate the measure for circumcision.
In context — Acts 15:1
Now some men, having come down from Judea, were teaching the brothers that unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you are not able to be saved .
About this coordinate
Acts 15:1:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Acts 15:1, so the Greek word Μωϋσέως (môyseos) 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.15.1.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.1.W17.S1) and character.