Acts 15:21:1Acts.15.21.W1TAB
Μωϋσῆς
mōyüsês
“Moses”
- Transliteration
- mō-yü-SÊS
- Extended
- môh-yü-SÊHS
- IPA
- /mɔː.yˈsɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- Moses
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mō-yü-SÊS
- sentence
mō-yü-SÊS gar ek ge-ne-ÔN ar-kha-ÍŌN ka-TA PO-lin tous kē-RYS-son-tas au-TON E-khei en tais sy-na-gō-GAIS ka-TA PÂN SA-bba-ton a-na-gi-nō-SKO-me-nos
Exegesis
The verse begins with the nominative subject Moyses {Μωϋσῆς | Mōy-sēs} “Moses,” followed by the postpositive causal particle gar {γὰρ | gár} linking this clause as explanation.
Root and etymology
Moshehmem–shin–he
“drawn out”
In context — Acts 15:21
For Moses from ancient generations has in every city those who proclaim him, because he is being read in the synagogues every Sabbath .
About this coordinate
Acts 15:21:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 15:21, so the Greek word Μωϋσῆς (mōyüsês) 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.15.21.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.21.W1.S1) and character.