Acts 17:1:10Acts.17.1.W10TAB
Θεσσαλονίκην
thes(sa)lonikên
“Thessalonica”
- Transliteration
- the-s(sa)-lo-NI-kên
- Extended
- tʰeh-sah-loh-NIH-kehn
- IPA
- /tʰes.sa.loˈni.kɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- Thessalonica
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
the-s(sa)-lo-NI-kên
- sentence
di-o-deu-SAN-tes DE tên am-PHI-po-lin KAI tên a-pol-lô-NI-an ÊL-thon eis the-s(sa)-lo-NI-kên HO-pou ÊN sy-na-gô-GÊ tôn i-ou-dai-ÔN
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis Thessaloniken {εἰς Θεσσαλονίκην | eis Thessaloníkēn} signals arrival at the goal of the journey with eis plus accusative denoting movement into the city.
In context — Acts 17:1
After having passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came into Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews .
About this coordinate
Acts 17:1:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 17:1, so the Greek word Θεσσαλονίκην (thes(sa)lonikên) 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.17.1.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.1.W10.S1) and character.