Acts 16:11:13Acts.16.11.W13TAB
Πόλιν
polin
“city”
- Transliteration
- PO-lin
- Extended
- POH-lihn
- IPA
- /ˈpo.lin/
Meaning by language
- English
- city
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
PO-lin
- sentence
a-nakh-THEN-tes OUN a-PO trô-A-dos eu-thy-dro-MÊ-sa-men eis sa-mo-THRA-kên tê de e-pi-OU-sê eis NE-a PO-lin
Exegesis
A parallel eis phrase marks the next destination: eis Néan Pólin {εἰς Νέαν Πόλιν | eis Néan Pólin} ‘to New City (Neapolis)’, thereby preserving the sequence of departure, direct navigation, and sequential arrival.
Root and etymology
roots neosnu–epsilon–omicron–sigma
“new”
In context — Acts 16:11
Therefore, having set sail from Troas , we sailed a straight course to Samothrace , and the next day went on to Neapolis.
About this coordinate
Acts 16:11:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Acts 16:11, so the Greek word Πόλιν (polin) 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.16.11.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.11.W13.S1) and character.