Acts 16:39:11Acts.16.39.W11TAB
πόλεως
poleôs
“city”
- Transliteration
- PO-le-ôs
- Extended
- POH-leh-ôs
- IPA
- /ˈpo.le.ɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- city
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
PO-le-ôs
- sentence
KAI el-THO-ntes pa-re-KA-le-san au-TOUS KAI eks-a-ga-GO-ntes ê-RO-tôn a-pel-THEIN a-PO tês PO-le-ôs
Exegesis
The infinitive apelthein {ἀπελθεῖν | apeltheîn} functions as the content of their asking, and the prepositional phrase apo tês poleōs {ἀπὸ τῆς πόλεως | apó tês póleōs} specifies departure from the city. Temporal rendering of participles and iterative phrasing for the imperfect preserve the original aspectual and sequential nuances.
Root and etymology
polispi–omicron–lambda–iota–sigma
“city, urban center”
In context — Acts 16:39
So they came and entreated them, and after bringing them out, they kept urging them to depart from the city .
About this coordinate
Acts 16:39:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 16:39, so the Greek word πόλεως (poleôs) 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.16.39.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.39.W11.S1) and character.