Acts 15:38:16Acts.15.38.W16TAB
ἔργον
ergon
“work”
- Transliteration
- ER-gon
- Extended
- EHR-gohn
- IPA
- /ˈer.gon/
Meaning by language
- English
- work
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ER-gon
- sentence
PAU-los de êk-KSII-ou ton a-po-STAN-ta ap au-TÔN a-PO pam-phy-LEE-as kai mê sy-nel-THON-ta au-TOIS eis to ER-gon mê sym-pa-ra-la-BEIN TOU-ton
Exegesis
The phrase eis tò ergon {εἰς τὸ ἔργον | eis tò ér-gon} ‘into the work’ frames the intended sphere of ministry. The double negation underscores Paul’s conviction that the deserter should not accompany them. For clarity, the participles are rendered as relative clauses, and the infinitive with me as a subordinate clause conveying evaluative nuance.
Root and etymology
ergonepsilon–rho–gamma–omicron–nu
“work, deed, activity”
In context — Acts 15:38
But Paul considered it not right to take along the one who had departed from them in Pamphylia and had not gone with them to the work.
About this coordinate
Acts 15:38:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Acts 15:38, so the Greek word ἔργον (ergon) 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.15.38.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.38.W16.S1) and character.