Acts 15:41:10Acts.15.41.W10TAB
ἐκκλησίας
ekklêsias
“churches”
- Transliteration
- ek-klê-SI-as
- Extended
- ehk-kleh-SEE-ahs
- IPA
- /ek.klɛːˈsi.as/
Meaning by language
- English
- churches
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ek-klê-SI-as
- sentence
di-ER-khe-to de tên sy-REE-an KAI tên ki-li-KI-an e-pi-stê-RI-zōn tas ek-klê-SI-as
Exegesis
Its object tas ekklesias {τὰς ἐκκλησίας | tàs ek-klḗ-sí-as} ‘the churches’ identifies the local assemblies benefiting from his ministry. Greek places the participial phrase after the geographical objects, and the English renderings preserve this order while using finite verbal forms (“strengthening,” “helping”) to convey the continuous supportive activity.
Root and etymology
ekkaleōepsilon–kappa–kappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to call out, summon”
In context — Acts 15:41
He was passing through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches .
About this coordinate
Acts 15:41:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 15:41, so the Greek word ἐκκλησίας (ekklêsias) 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.15.41.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.41.W10.S1) and character.