Acts 16:23:12Acts.16.23.W12TAB
ἀσφαλῶς
asphalôs
“safely”
- Transliteration
- as-pha-LÔS
- Extended
- ahs-phah-LÔS
- IPA
- /as.pʰaˈlɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- safely
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
as-pha-LÔS
- sentence
pol-LAS te e-pi-THE(N)-tes au-TOIS plê-GAS E-ba-lon eis phy-la-KÊN pa-rang-GEI-lan-tes tôi des-mo-PHY-la-ki as-pha-LÔS tê-REIN au-TOUS
Exegesis
Parangeilantes {παραγγείλαντες | parangeílantes} ‘having commanded’ is a second aorist participle in attendant circumstance, taking the dative tō desmophylaki {τῷ δεσμοφύλακι | tôi desmophýlaki} ‘to the jailer’ and completing its action with the infinitive tērein autous {τηρεῖν αὐτούς | tēreîn autoús}, qualified by the adverb asphalōs {ἀσφαλῶς | asphalôs} ‘securely’ to indicate the strict manner of confinement.
Root and etymology
ασφαλήςalpha-sigma-phi-alpha-lambda-eta-sigma
“secure, firm”
In context — Acts 16:23
After inflicting many blows on them, they threw them into prison, ordering the jailer to guard them securely .
About this coordinate
Acts 16:23:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 16:23, so the Greek word ἀσφαλῶς (asphalôs) 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.16.23.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.23.W12.S1) and character.