Acts 15:40:4Acts.15.40.W4TAB
Σιλᾶν
silan
“Silas”
- Transliteration
- si-LAN
- Extended
- sih-LAHN
- IPA
- /siˈlan/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
si-LAN
- sentence
PAU-los de e-pi-le-KSA-me-nos si-LAN ex-ÊL-then pa-ra-do-THEIS tê KHA-ri-ti tou ky-REE-ou hy-PO tôn a-del-PHÔN
Exegesis
The accusative Silan {Σιλᾶν | Si-lân} completes this participle.
In context — Acts 15:40
But Paul chose Silas, and he went out, having been entrusted to the grace of the Lord by the brothers .
About this coordinate
Acts 15:40:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 15:40, so the Greek word Σιλᾶν (silan) 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.15.40.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.40.W4.S1) and character.