Acts 16:2:3Acts.16.2.W3TAB
ὑπὸ
hypo
“by”
- Transliteration
- hy-PO
- Extended
- hyoo-POH
- IPA
- /hyˈpo/
Meaning by language
- English
- by
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Alphabet Analysis
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
hy-PO
- sentence
hos e-mar-ty-REI-to hy-PO tôn en LYS-trois KAI i-ko-NI-ô a-del-PHÔN
Exegesis
The preposition hypo {ὑπὸ | hypó} ‘by’ marks the agent in the genitive articular phrase ton adelphōn {τῶν ἀδελφῶν | tôn adelphôn} ‘of the brothers’, signifying that the Christian community is the source of commendation.
In context — Acts 16:2
The brothers in Lystra and in Iconium spoke well of him.
About this coordinate
Acts 16:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 16:2, so the Greek word ὑπὸ (hypo) 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.16.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.2.W3.S1) and character.