Acts 15:41:8Acts.15.41.W8TAB
ἐπιστηρίζων
epistêrizōn
“strengthening”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-stê-RI-zōn
- Extended
- eh-pih-steh-REE-zohn
- IPA
- /e.pi.stɛːˈri.zɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- strengthening
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-pi-stê-RI-zōn
- 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
The nominative participle episterizon {ἐπιστηρίζων | e-pi-stē-rí-zōn} ‘strengthening’ agrees with the implicit subject “he” and functions as a circumstantial participle describing concurrent action.
Root and etymology
stērizōsigma–tau–eta–rho–iota–zeta–omega
“to make firm, establish”
In context — Acts 15:41
He was passing through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the churches .
About this coordinate
Acts 15:41:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 15:41, so the Greek word ἐπιστηρίζων (epistêrizōn) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.41.W8.S1) and character.