Acts 15:1:9Acts.15.1.W9TAB
ἀδελφοὺς
adelphous
“brothers”
- Transliteration
- a-del-PHOUS
- Extended
- ah-dehl-PHOOSS
- IPA
- /a.delˈpʰuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- brothers
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
a-del-PHOUS
- 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 imperfect edidaskon {ἐδίδασκον | edídascon} “were teaching” expresses a sustained action directed at the brothers, adelphous {ἀδελφοὺς | adelphoús}, a term for fellow believers.
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 15:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 15:1, so the Greek word ἀδελφοὺς (adelphous) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.1.W9.S1) and character.