Acts 15:17:13Acts.15.17.W13TAB
ἔθνη
ethnē
“Gentiles”
- Transliteration
- ETH-nē
- Extended
- EH-thneh
- IPA
- /ˈetʰ.nɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Gentiles
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ETH-nē
- sentence
HO-pōs AN ek-dzê-TÊ-sō-sin hoi ka-TA-loi-poi tōn an-THRŌ-pōn ton KY-ree-on kai PAN-ta ta ETH-nē eph hous e-pi-KÉ-klē-tai to o-no-MA mou ep au-TOUS LE-gei KY-ree-os poi-ŌN TAU-ta
Exegesis
Its subject is the coordinated group hoi kataloipoi tōn anthrōpōn {οἱ κατάλοιποι τῶν ἀνθρώπων | hoí katá-loi-poi tōn anthrṓ-pōn} “the remnant of humans” and panta ta ethnē {πάντα τὰ ἔθνη | pán-ta tà éth-nē} “all the nations.”
In context — Acts 15:17
So that the remnant of mankind might seek the Lord , and all the nations upon whom My Name has been called, says the Lord, who is doing these things.
About this coordinate
Acts 15:17:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Acts 15:17, so the Greek word ἔθνη (ethnē) 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.15.17.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.17.W13.S1) and character.