Acts 16:23:5Acts.16.23.W5TAB
πληγὰς
plêgas
“blows”
- Transliteration
- plê-GAS
- Extended
- plê-GAHS
- IPA
- /plɛːˈgas/
Meaning by language
- English
- blows
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
plê-GAS
- 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
The noun plegas {πληγὰς | plēgàs} ‘blows’ serves as the direct object of both epithentes and the main verb ebalon {ἔβαλον | ébalon} ‘they threw’.
Root and etymology
πλῆγ-
“strike”
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 16:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 16:23, so the Greek word πληγὰς (plêgas) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.23.W5.S1) and character.