Acts 16:20:5Acts.16.20.W5TAB
στρατηγοῖς
stratêgois
“magistrates”
- Transliteration
- stra-tê-GOIS
- Extended
- strah-tay-GOIS
- IPA
- /stra.tɛːˈgois/
Meaning by language
- English
- magistrates
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
stra-tê-GOIS
- 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 dative toîs stratēgoîs {τοῖς στρατηγοῖς | toîs stratēgoîs} indicates the magistrates addressed.
Root and etymology
strategossigma–tau–rho–alpha–tau–eta–gamma–omicron–sigma
“army leader, chief magistrate”
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 16:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 16:20, so the Greek word στρατηγοῖς (stratêgois) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.20.W5.S1) and character.