Acts 16:2:9Acts.16.2.W9TAB
ἀδελφῶν
adelphôn
“brothers”
- Transliteration
- a-del-PHÔN
- Extended
- ah-del-PHOHN
- IPA
- /a.delˈpʰɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- brothers
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-del-PHÔN
- 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.
Root and etymology
adelphalpha–delta–epsilon–lambda–phi
“brother”
In context — Acts 16:2
The brothers in Lystra and in Iconium spoke well of him.
About this coordinate
Acts 16:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 16:2, so the Greek word ἀδελφῶν (adelphôn) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.2.W9.S1) and character.