Acts 15:34:3Acts.15.34.W3TAB
Σιλᾷ
sila
“to Silas”
- Transliteration
- si-LA
- Extended
- sih-LAH
- IPA
- /siˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Silas
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
si-LA
- sentence
KAI E-do-ks(e) si-LA e-pi-MEI-nai au-TOU
Exegesis
The dative of advantage tṓ Silas {τῷ Σίλᾳ | tṓ sí-las} marks Silas as the beneficiary of the decision.
Root and etymology
likely Semitic Shaulshin–aleph–waw–lamed
“asked for”
In context — Acts 15:34
##ACTS15_V34_VARIANT## Some manuscripts add: But it seemed good to Silas to remain there.
About this coordinate
Acts 15:34:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 15:34, so the Greek word Σιλᾷ (sila) 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.15.34.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.34.W3.S1) and character.