Acts 16:5:4Acts.16.5.W4TAB
ἐκκλησίαι
ekklēsiai
“churches”
- Transliteration
- ek-klē-SI-ai
- Extended
- ehk-klay-SI-ai
- IPA
- /ek.klɛːˈsi.ai/
Meaning by language
- English
- churches
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ek-klē-SI-ai
- sentence
hai men OUN ek-klē-SI-ai e-ste-re-OUN-to tê PI-stei kai e-pe-RIS-seu-on tô a-rith-MÔ kath hē-ME-ran
Exegesis
The sentence begins with the nominative subject phrase hai ekklesiai {αἱ ἐκκλησίαι | haí ek-klē-sí-ai}, “the churches,” placed first for emphasis.
Root and etymology
Rootepsilon–kappa–kappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega
“to call out”
In context — Acts 16:5
So the churches were being strengthened in the faith , and their number was increasing day by day.
About this coordinate
Acts 16:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 16:5, so the Greek word ἐκκλησίαι (ekklēsiai) 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.16.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.5.W4.S1) and character.