Acts 15:25:6Acts.15.25.W6TAB

ἄνδρας

andras

men

Transliteration
AN-dras
Extended
AHN-drahs
IPA
/ˈan.dras/

Meaning by language

English
men

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Result
ἄν + δρας
an + dras
andras

Alphabet Analysis

Alphaah — as in father
Nun — as in new
Deltath — as in this
Rhor — rolled r
Alphaah — as in father
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    AN-dras

  2. sentence

    E-dok-sen hê-MEEN ge-no-ME-nois ho-mo-thy-ma-DON ek-lek-sa-ME-nous AN-dras PEMP-sai pros hy-MAS syn tois a-ga-pê-TOIS hê-MON bar-na-BA kai PAU-lō

Exegesis

The participial phrase eklexamenous andras {ἐκλεξαμένους ἄνδρας | ek-le-xa-mé-nous án-dras} “having selected men” functions as the object of the infinitive pempsai {πέμψαι | pémp-sai} “to send,” expressing purpose.

Root and etymology

ēralpha–nu–ē–rho

man, adult male

In contextActs 15:25

It seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul.

About this coordinate

Acts 15:25:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 15:25, so the Greek word ἄνδρας (andras) 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.15.25.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.25.W6.S1) and character.