Acts 15:14:9Acts.15.14.W9TAB
ἐξ
eks
“from”
- Transliteration
- eks
- Extended
- ehks
- IPA
- /eks/
Meaning by language
- English
- from
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) |
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Word in context
- word
eks
- 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.
Root and etymology
epilegoe-pi-lé-gō
“to choose, select”
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 15:14:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 15:14, so the Greek word ἐξ (eks) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.14.W9.S1) and character.