Acts 16:40:14Acts.16.40.W14TAB
ἀδελφοὺς
adelphous
“brothers”
- Transliteration
- a-del-PHOUS
- Extended
- ah-del-PHOOS
- IPA
- /a.delˈpʰuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- brothers
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
a-del-PHOUS
- sentence
ek-sel-THON-tes de a-PO tês phy-la-KÊS ei-SÊL-thon pros tên ly-DI-an KAI i-DON-tes pa-re-KA-le-san tous a-del-PHOUS KAI ek-SÊL-than
Exegesis
The participle idontes {ἰδόντες | idóntes} ‘having seen’ introduces a temporal clause that leads into the verb parekalesan {παρεκάλεσαν | parekálesan} ‘they encouraged’, directed at tous adelphous {τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς | toús adelphoús} ‘the brothers’, with the article signaling a known group.
In context — Acts 16:40
After they went out from the prison , they entered Lydia’s house; and when they saw the brothers, they encouraged them and departed.
About this coordinate
Acts 16:40:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Acts 16:40, so the Greek word ἀδελφοὺς (adelphous) 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.16.40.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.40.W14.S1) and character.