Acts 15:21:9Acts.15.21.W9TAB
κηρύσσοντας
kēryssontas
“proclaiming”
- Transliteration
- kē-RYS-son-tas
- Extended
- kêh-RYHS-sohn-tahs
- IPA
- /keːˈrys.son.tas/
Meaning by language
- English
- proclaiming
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
kē-RYS-son-tas
- 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 articular participle tous kērússontas autón {τοὺς κηρύσσοντας αὐτὸν | toús kē-rýs-son-tas au-tón} “those who proclaim him” is substantivized, referring back to Moses.
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 15:21:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 15:21, so the Greek word κηρύσσοντας (kēryssontas) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.21.W9.S1) and character.