Acts 15:2:29Acts.15.2.W29TAB
πρεσβυτέρους
presbyterous
“elders”
- Transliteration
- pres-by-TE-rous
- Extended
- prehss-byoo-TEH-rooss
- IPA
- /pres.byˈte.rus/
Meaning by language
- English
- elders
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
pres-by-TE-rous
- sentence
ge-no-ME-nês de STA-se-ōs KAI dzê-TE-se-ōs ouk o-LI-gês tō PAU-lō KAI tō bar-na-BA pros au-TOUS E-ta-ksan a-na-BAI-nein PAU-lon KAI bar-na-BAN KAI ti-NAS AL-lous eks au-TÔN pros tous a-po-STO-lous KAI pres-by-TE-rous eis ie-rou-sa-LÊM pe-RI tou dzê-TE-ma-tos TOU-tou
Exegesis
The phrases pros tous apostolous kai presbyterous {πρὸς τοὺς ἀποστόλους καὶ πρεσβυτέρους | pròs toús a-po-stó-lous kaí pres-byu-té-rous} and eis Hierosoluma {εἰς Ἱεροσόλυμα | eis Hi-e-ro-só-ly-ma} specify the addressees and destination, and peri tou zetematos toutou {περὶ τοῦ ζητήματος τούτου | pe-rí tou zē-tḗ-ma-tos toú-tou} defines the topic of inquiry. In rendering, the genitive absolute becomes a temporal clause (“when … had arisen”/“since … became serious”), etaxan is preserved as “appointed” in the formal version to reflect official designation, and “it was decided” in the dynamic version conveys communal resolution more naturally.
In context — Acts 15:2
When significant dissension and debate broke out between Paul, Barnabas, and the others, the church appointed Paul, Barnabas, and some others from their group to go up to the apostles and the elders in Jerusalem concerning this matter .
About this coordinate
Acts 15:2:29 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 29 of Acts 15:2, so the Greek word πρεσβυτέρους (presbyterous) 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.15.2.W29, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.2.W29.S1) and character.