Acts 16:14:8Acts.16.14.W8TAB
Θυατείρων
thyateirōn
“of Thyatira”
- Transliteration
- thy-a-TEI-rōn
- Extended
- thoo-ah-TEI-rohn
- IPA
- /tʰy.aˈtei.rɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Thyatira
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
thy-a-TEI-rōn
- sentence
KAI tis gy-NEE o-NO-ma-ti ly-DI-a por-phy-RO-po-lis PO-le-ōs thy-a-TEI-rōn se-bo-ME-nê ton the-ON Ê-kou-en hÊS ho KY-ree-os di-Ê-noi-ksen tên kar-DI-an pro-SE-khein tois la-lou-ME-nois hy-PO tou PAU-lou
Exegesis
The genitive porphyropōlis {πορφυρόπωλις | porphyrṓpōlis} ‘seller of purple’ followed by poleos Thyateírōn {πόλεως Θυατείρων | póleōs Thyateírōn} ‘of the city of Thyatira’ provides successive descriptive details about her trade and origin.
In context — Acts 16:14
A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple from the city of Thyatira, who worshipped God , was listening; the Lord opened her heart so that she gave heed to what Paul was saying.
About this coordinate
Acts 16:14:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 16:14, so the Greek word Θυατείρων (thyateirōn) 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.16.14.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.14.W8.S1) and character.