Acts 15:3:21Acts.15.3.W21TAB
χαρὰν
kharan
“joy”
- Transliteration
- kha-RAN
- Extended
- khah-RAHN
- IPA
- /kʰaˈran/
Meaning by language
- English
- joy
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
kha-RAN
- sentence
hoi MEN OUN pro-pem-PHEN-tes hy-PO tês ek-klay-SEE-as di-AYR-khon-to tên te phoi-NEE-kên KAI sa-MA-rei-an ek-di-ay-gou-ME-noi tên e-pi-stro-PHÊN tôn eth-NÔN KAI e-POI-oun kha-RAN me-GA-lên PA-si tois a-del-PHOIS
Exegesis
The final imperfect epoioun {ἐποιοῦν | epoioûn} ‘they were making’ takes charan {χαρὰν | charàn} ‘joy’ with megalēi {μεγάλῃ | megálē} as a dative of measure, indicating the quality of joy.
Root and etymology
Rootchi–alpha–iota–rho–omega
“to rejoice, be glad”
In context — Acts 15:3
Thus, after the assembly commissioned them, they moved through Phoenicia and Samaria, offering a thorough account of the conversion of the Gentiles, and they brought abundant joy to all the brothers.
About this coordinate
Acts 15:3:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Acts 15:3, so the Greek word χαρὰν (kharan) 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.15.3.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.3.W21.S1) and character.