Acts 15:14:10Acts.15.14.W10TAB
ἐθνῶν
ethnôn
“nations”
- Transliteration
- e-THNÔN
- Extended
- eh-THNOHN
- IPA
- /eˈtʰnɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- nations
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-THNÔN
- sentence
sy-me-ON ek-sê-GAY-sa-to ka-THÔS PRÔ-ton ho the-OS e-pe-SKEP-sa-to la-BEEN eks e-THNÔN la-ON tôi o-NO-ma-ti au-TOU
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ex ethnōn {ἐξ ἐθνῶν | ex ethnōn} ‘from the nations’ marks the source, while the dative tôi onómati autoû {τῷ ὀνόματι αὐτοῦ | tôi onómati autoû} ‘for His name’ indicates purpose or possession, emphasizing God’s initiative in forming a people for His honor.
In context — Acts 15:14
Simeon has related how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people for His name.
About this coordinate
Acts 15:14:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 15:14, so the Greek word ἐθνῶν (ethnôn) 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.15.14.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.14.W10.S1) and character.