Acts 16:19:18Acts.16.19.W18TAB
Σιλᾶν
silân
“Silas”
- Transliteration
- si-LÂN
- Extended
- sih-LAHN
- IPA
- /siˈlan/
Meaning by language
- English
- Silas
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
si-LÂN
- sentence
i-DON-tes de hoi KY-ree-oi au-TÊS HO-ti ek-EX-êl-then hê el-PIS tês er-ga-SI-as au-TÔN e-pi-la-BO-me-noi ton PAU-lon kai ton si-LÂN HEIL-ky-san eis tên a-go-RAN e-PI tous AR-khon-tas
Exegesis
The coordinated direct objects ton Paulon kai ton Silan {τὸν Παῦλον καὶ τὸν Σιλᾶν | tón Paûlon kaì tón Silân} ‘Paul and Silas’ are targeted.
In context — Acts 16:19
When her masters saw that their hope of profit was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers .
About this coordinate
Acts 16:19:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Acts 16:19, so the Greek word Σιλᾶν (silân) 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.16.19.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.19.W18.S1) and character.