Acts 16:34:8Acts.16.34.W8TAB
τράπεζαν
trapezan
“a table”
- Transliteration
- TRA-pe-zan
- Extended
- TRAH-peh-zahn
- IPA
- /ˈtra.pe.zan/
Meaning by language
- English
- a table
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TRA-pe-zan
- sentence
a-na-ga-GON te au-TOUS eis ton OI-kon pa-RE-the-ken TRA-pe-zan kai ê-gal-li-A-sa-to pa-noi-KEI pe-pis-teu-KŌS tō the-Ō
Exegesis
The main verb parethēken {παρέθηκεν | paréthēken} with its object trapezan {τράπεζαν | trápezan} employs the idiom “set a table,” conveying hospitality.
Root and etymology
trapezatau rho alpha pi epsilon zeta alpha
“table, dining place”
In context — Acts 16:34
Once he ushered them into his home, he laid out a meal before them; and trusting in God , he rejoiced with his entire household .
About this coordinate
Acts 16:34:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 16:34, so the Greek word τράπεζαν (trapezan) 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.16.34.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.34.W8.S1) and character.