Acts 15:9:3Acts.15.9.W3TAB
διέκρινεν
diekrinen
“he made a distinction”
- Transliteration
- di-E-kri-nen
- Extended
- dih-EH-krih-neh(n)
- IPA
- /diˈe.kri.nen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he made a distinction
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
di-E-kri-nen
- sentence
KAI ou-THEN di-E-kri-nen me-ta-KSY hê-MON te KAI au-TÔN tê PIS-tei ka-tha-RI-sas tas kar-DI-as au-TÔN
Exegesis
The neuter pronoun outhen {οὐθὲν | ou-thèn} ‘nothing’ with the verb diekrinen {διέκρινεν | di-é-kri-nen} ‘made a distinction’ conveys a complete absence of differentiation.
Root and etymology
diakrinodelta–iota–alpha–kappa–rho–iota–nu–omega
“to separate, distinguish, differentiate”
In context — Acts 15:9
And He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith .
About this coordinate
Acts 15:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 15:9, so the Greek word διέκρινεν (diekrinen) 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.15.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.9.W3.S1) and character.