Acts 16:6:18Acts.16.6.W18TAB
Ἀσίᾳ
asia
“Asia”
- Transliteration
- a-SI-a
- Extended
- ah-SIH-ah
- IPA
- /aˈsi.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- Asia
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-SI-a
- sentence
di-EEL-thon de tên phry-GI-an kai ga-la-ti-KÊN KHÔ-ran kô-ly-THEN-tes hy-PO tou ha-GI-ou PNEU-ma-tos la-LÊ-sai ton LO-gon en tê a-SI-a
Exegesis
The infinitive lalēsai ton logon {λαλῆσαι τὸν λόγον | la-lē-sai tòn ló-gon} expresses the intended action of proclamation, and the dative en tē Asia {ἐν τῇ Ἀσίᾳ | en tē A-sí-a} specifies the geographic sphere. In English, the formal preserves the participial nuance, while the dynamic uses a contrasting “but” and finite verb to highlight the Spirit’s intervention.
Root and etymology
ergonepsilon–rho–gamma–omicron–nu
“work, deed”
In context — Acts 16:6
They traveled through Phrygia and the Galatian region, having been prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the word in Asia.
About this coordinate
Acts 16:6:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Acts 16:6, so the Greek word Ἀσίᾳ (asia) 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.16.6.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.6.W18.S1) and character.