Acts 16:38:4Acts.16.38.W4TAB
στρατηγοῖς
strataygois
“magistrates”
- Transliteration
- stra-tay-GOIS
- Extended
- strah-tay-GOIS
- IPA
- /stra.tɛːˈgois/
Meaning by language
- English
- magistrates
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
stra-tay-GOIS
- sentence
a-PEEN-gei-lan de tois stra-tay-GOIS hoi hrab-DOU-khoi ta RHAY-ma-ta TAU-ta e-pho-BAY-thay-san de a-KOU-san-tes HO-ti rhô-mai-OI EI-sin
Exegesis
The dative phrase tois stratēgois {τοῖς στρατηγοῖς | toîs stratēgoîs} indicates the recipients as magistrates, highlighting official authority.
Root and etymology
strategossigma–tau–rho–alpha–tau–eta–gamma–omicron–sigma
“army leader, chief magistrate”
In context — Acts 16:38
The lictors reported these words to the magistrates; and they became afraid when they heard that they were Romans .
About this coordinate
Acts 16:38:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 16:38, so the Greek word στρατηγοῖς (strataygois) 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.16.38.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.38.W4.S1) and character.