Acts 17:11:20Acts.17.11.W20TAB
γραφὰς
graphas
“scriptures”
- Transliteration
- gra-PHAS
- Extended
- grah-PHAHS
- IPA
- /graˈpʰas/
Meaning by language
- English
- scriptures
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Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
gra-PHAS
- sentence
HOU-toi de Ê-san eu-ge-NE-ste-roi tôn en the-sa-lo-NI-kêi HOI-ti-nes e-DEK-san-to ton LO-gon me-TA PA-sês pro-thy-MI-as to kath hê-ME-ran a-na-KRI-non-tes tas gra-PHAS ei E-khoi TAU-ta HOU-tôs
Exegesis
The present participle anakrinontes governs the object tas graphas {τὰς γραφὰς | tàs gra-phás}, “the Scriptures,” and is syntactically coordinate with the finite verb of the relative clause, describing an ongoing action that accompanies their initial reception.
In context — Acts 17:11
But these were more noble-minded than those in Thessalonica, who received the word with all eagerness , examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.
About this coordinate
Acts 17:11:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Acts 17:11, so the Greek word γραφὰς (graphas) 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.17.11.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.11.W20.S1) and character.