Acts 16:12:3Acts.16.12.W3TAB
Φιλίππους
philippous
“Philippi”
- Transliteration
- phi-LIP-pous
- Extended
- pʰih-LIP-poos
- IPA
- /pʰiˈlip.pus/
Meaning by language
- English
- Philippi
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
phi-LIP-pous
- sentence
ka-KEI-then eis phi-LIP-pous HÊ-tis es-TIN PRÔ-tê tês me-RI-dos ma-ke-do-NI-as PO-lis ko-lō-NI-a Ê-men de en TAU-têi têi PO-lei di-a-TRI-bon-tes hê-ME-ras ti-NAS
Exegesis
The preposition eis {εἰς | eis} with the accusative Philipous {Φιλίππους | phi-líp-pous} marks motion into Philippi.
In context — Acts 16:12
From there we went to Philippi , a leading city of the district of Macedonia and a colony. We stayed in this city for some days .
About this coordinate
Acts 16:12:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 16:12, so the Greek word Φιλίππους (philippous) 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.16.12.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.12.W3.S1) and character.