Acts 15:21:17Acts.15.21.W17TAB
σάββατον
sabbaton
“Sabbath”
- Transliteration
- SA-bba-ton
- Extended
- SAH-bbah-tohn
- IPA
- /ˈsab.ba.ton/
Meaning by language
- English
- Sabbath
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
SA-bba-ton
- 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 repeated distributive kata pân sabbáton {κατὰ πᾶν σάββατον | ka-tá pân sáb-ba-ton} “every Sabbath” emphasizes regularity.
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 15:21:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Acts 15:21, so the Greek word σάββατον (sabbaton) 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.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.21.W17.S1) and character.