Acts 16:36:22Acts.16.36.W22TAB
εἰρήνῃ
eirênê
“peace”
- Transliteration
- ei-RÊ-nê
- Extended
- ei-RÊ-nê
- IPA
- /eiˈrɛː.nɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- peace
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ei-RÊ-nê
- sentence
a-PÊNG-gei-len DE ho des-mo-PHY-laks tous LO-gous TOU-tous pros ton PAU-lon HO-ti a-PE-stal-kan hoi stra-tê-GOI HI-na a-po-ly-THÊ-te NYN OUN ex-el-THON-tes po-REU-es-the en ei-RÊ-nê
Exegesis
The final prepositional phrase en eirenē {ἐν εἰρήνῃ | en eirḗnē} functions as a traditional dismissal formula, here translated into English as “go in peace” to maintain its idiomatic closure.
Root and etymology
eirōepsilon iota rho omega
“to join”
In context — Acts 16:36
The jailer reported these words to Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders that you be released; so now, go out and go in peace .”
About this coordinate
Acts 16:36:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Acts 16:36, so the Greek word εἰρήνῃ (eirênê) 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.16.36.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.36.W22.S1) and character.