Acts 15:7:17Acts.15.7.W17TAB
ἀρχαίων
arkhaiôn
“early”
- Transliteration
- ar-kha-I-ôn
- Extended
- ahr-khah-IH-ôôn
- IPA
- /ar.kʰaˈi.ɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- early
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ar-kha-I-ôn
- sentence
pol-LÊS de dzê-TÊ-se-ôs ge-no-ME-nês a-na-STAS PE-tros EI-pen pros au-TOUS AN-dres a-del-PHOI hy-MEIS e-PI-stas-the HO-ti apʰ hê-me-RÔN ar-kha-I-ôn en hy-MIN ek-se-LEK-sa-to ho the-OS di-A tou sto-ma-TOS mou a-KOU-sai ta ETH-nê ton LO-gon tou eu-an-ge-LI-ou kai pi-STEÛ-sai
Exegesis
The phrase aph hēmerōn archaiōn {ἀφ’ ἡμερῶν ἀρχαίων | aph hē-mer-ōn ar-khai-ōn} conveys a distant past, rendered “from ancient days” formal and “long ago” dynamic.
In context — Acts 15:7
After considerable contention, Peter stood and said to them, “Men, brothers, you know that from ancient days among you God chose that through my mouth the Gentiles should hear the word of the gospel and believe.”
About this coordinate
Acts 15:7:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Acts 15:7, so the Greek word ἀρχαίων (arkhaiôn) 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.15.7.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.7.W17.S1) and character.