Acts 15:11:9Acts.15.11.W9TAB

σωθῆναι

sôthênai

to be saved

Transliteration
sô-THÊ-nai
Extended
sôh-THÊH-nai
IPA
/sɔːˈtʰɛː.nai/

Meaning by language

English
to be saved

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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

    al-LA di-A tês KHA-ri-tos tou ky-REE-ou ee-ay-SOO pi-STE-u-o-men sô-THÊ-nai kath hon TRO-pon ka-KEI-noi

Exegesis

The main verb pisteuomen {πιστεύομεν | pis-teú-o-men} takes the complementary infinitive sothenai {σωθῆναι | sō-thê-nai}, expressing the content of belief as “we believe that we are to be saved.”

Root and etymology

sōzōsigma–omega–iota–zeta–omega

to save, deliver

In contextActs 15:11

Rather, we believe that we are saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus , in the same manner as they are.

About this coordinate

Acts 15:11:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 15:11, 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.15.11.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.11.W9.S1) and character.