Acts 16:20:13Acts.16.20.W13TAB
πόλιν
polin
“city”
- Transliteration
- PO-lin
- Extended
- POH-lihn
- IPA
- /ˈpo.lin/
Meaning by language
- English
- city
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
PO-lin
- sentence
KAI pro-sa-ga-GON-tes au-TOUS tois stra-tê-GOIS EI-pan HOU-toi hoi AN-thrô-poi ek-ta-RAS-sou-sin hê-MON tên PO-lin i-ou-DAI-oi hy-PAR-khon-tes
Exegesis
The genitive hēmôn {ἡμῶν | hēmôn} with tēn pólin {τὴν πόλιν | tēn pólin} “our city” underscores communal property and alarm. The formal reconstruction reflects the participial structure and forensic tone of the Greek, while the dynamic version streamlines the sequence for readability without losing the accusatory force.
Root and etymology
roots neosnu–epsilon–omicron–sigma
“new”
In context — Acts 16:20
After bringing them to the magistrates, they said, “These men, being Jews , are throwing our city into turmoil.”
About this coordinate
Acts 16:20:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Acts 16:20, so the Greek word πόλιν (polin) 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.16.20.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.20.W13.S1) and character.