Acts 15:12:21Acts.15.12.W21TAB
ἔθνεσιν
ethnesin
“Gentiles”
- Transliteration
- ETH-ne-sin
- Extended
- ETH-neh-sihn
- IPA
- /ˈetʰ.ne.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- Gentiles
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ETH-ne-sin
- sentence
e-SI-gê-sen de PAN to PLÊ-thos KAI Ê-kou-on bar-na-BA KAI PAU-lou ek-sê-gou-ME-nōn HO-sa e-POI-ê-sen ho the-OS sê-MEI-a KAI TE-ra-ta en tois ETH-ne-sin di au-TÔN
Exegesis
The compound object semeia kai terata {σημεῖα καὶ τέρατα | sē-meî-a kaí té-ra-ta} “signs and wonders” pairs meaning-rich terms, and the phrase en tois ethnesin {ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν | en toîs éth-ne-sin} situates God’s work among the Gentiles, a key missiological focus of the council.
In context — Acts 15:12
Then the whole multitude became quiet, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul as they recounted all the signs and wonders that God had done among the Gentiles through them.
About this coordinate
Acts 15:12:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Acts 15:12, so the Greek word ἔθνεσιν (ethnesin) 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.15.12.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.12.W21.S1) and character.