Acts 15:6:9Acts.15.6.W9TAB
περὶ
peri
“about”
- Transliteration
- pe-RI
- Extended
- peh-RIH
- IPA
- /peˈri/
Meaning by language
- English
- about
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
pe-RI
- sentence
sy-NEEKH-thê-SAN te hoi a-PO-sto-loi kai hoi pres-BY-te-roi i-de-IN pe-RI tou LO-gou TOU-tou
Exegesis
The infinitive idein {ἰδεῖν | ideîn} ‘to consider’ expresses the purpose of the gathering, and the prepositional phrase peri tou logou toutou {περὶ τοῦ λόγου τούτου | perì tou lógou toútou} ‘about this matter’ identifies the specific issue under examination. The construction foregrounds collective deliberation by the church leadership.
Root and etymology
peritemnōpi–epsilon–rho–iota–tau–epsilon–mu–nu–omega
“to cut around, circumcise”
In context — Acts 15:6
Then the apostles and the elders came together to examine this matter .
About this coordinate
Acts 15:6:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 15:6, so the Greek word περὶ (peri) 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.15.6.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.6.W9.S1) and character.