Acts 16:40:9Acts.16.40.W9TAB
Λυδίαν
lydian
“Lydia”
- Transliteration
- ly-DI-an
- Extended
- ly-DIH-ahn
- IPA
- /lyˈdi.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- Lydia
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ly-DI-an
- 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 main verb eisēlthon {εἰσῆλθον | eisêlthon} ‘they entered’ takes the accusative object pros tēn Lydian {πρὸς τὴν Λυδίαν | pròs tēn Lydían}, indicating movement to Lydia’s house by metonymy.
Root and etymology
Lydioslambda–upsilon–delta–iota–omicron–sigma
“Lydian, from Lydia (region in Asia Minor)”
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 16:40:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 16:40, so the Greek word Λυδίαν (lydian) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.40.W9.S1) and character.