Acts 16:26:3Acts.16.26.W3TAB

σεισμὸς

seismos

earthquake

Transliteration
seis-MOS
Extended
seis-MOHS
IPA
/sei̯ˈsmos/

Meaning by language

English
earthquake

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Result
σεισ + μὸς
seis + mos
seismos

Alphabet Analysis

Sigmas — as in sit
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Iotai — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Mum — as in mother
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    seis-MOS

  2. sentence

    Aph-nō de seis-MOS e-GE-ne-to ME-gas HŌ-ste sa-leu-THÊ-nai ta the-ME-li-a tou des-mō-tê-RI-ou ê-ne-ÔI-khthê-san de pa-ra-KHRÊ-ma hai THY-rai PA-sai kai PAN-tōn ta des-MA a-NE-thê

Root and etymology

seiōsigma–epsilon–iota–omega

to shake, make tremble

In contextActs 16:26

Suddenly a great earthquake occurred, shaking the foundations of the prison; at once all the doors opened, and everyone's bonds were loosened.

About this coordinate

Acts 16:26:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 16:26, so the Greek word σεισμὸς (seismos) 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.16.26.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.26.W3.S1) and character.