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
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
sô-THÊ-nai
- 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 context — Acts 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.