Acts 17:10:13Acts.17.10.W13TAB
Σιλᾶν
silan
“Silas”
- Transliteration
- si-LAN
- Extended
- see-LAHN
- IPA
- /siˈlan/
Meaning by language
- English
- Silas
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
si-LAN
- sentence
hoi de a-del-PHOI eu-THE-ôs di-A nyk-TOS ek-SE-pem-psan TON te PAU-lon kai ton si-LAN eis BE-roi-an HOI-ti-nes pa-ra-ge-NO-me-noi eis tên sy-na-gô-GÊN tôn i-ou-da-Í-ôn a-PÊ-e-san
Exegesis
The object phrase ton te Paulon kai ton Silan {τόν τε Παῦλον καὶ τὸν Σιλᾶν | tón te Paû-lon kaí tón Si-lân} uses the enclitic te {τε | te} to bind Paul and Silas closely as a pair in the mission.
In context — Acts 17:10
But the brothers immediately sent both Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews .
About this coordinate
Acts 17:10:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Acts 17:10, so the Greek word Σιλᾶν (silan) 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.17.10.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.10.W13.S1) and character.