Acts 16:4:5Acts.16.4.W5TAB
πόλεις
poleis
“cities”
- Transliteration
- PO-leis
- Extended
- POH-leis
- IPA
- /ˈpo.leis/
Meaning by language
- English
- cities
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) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
PO-leis
- sentence
hôs de di-e-po-REU-on-to tas PO-leis pa-re-DI-do-san au-TOIS phy-LAS-sein ta DOG-ma-ta ta ke-kri-ME-na hy-PO tôn a-po-STO-lōn kai pres-by-TE-rōn tôn en hi-e-ro-so-LY-mois
Exegesis
The imperfect middle verb dieporeúonto {διεπορεύοντο | dieporeúonto} “they were going through” expresses ongoing travel through multiple cities (tas póleis {τὰς πόλεις | tàs pó-leis}).
In context — Acts 16:4
As they journeyed through the cities, they passed on to them the decrees to keep, which the apostles and the elders in Jerusalem had determined.
About this coordinate
Acts 16:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 16:4, so the Greek word πόλεις (poleis) 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.16.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.4.W5.S1) and character.