Acts 17:15:5Acts.17.15.W5TAB
Παῦλον
paulon
“Paul”
- Transliteration
- PAU-lon
- Extended
- PAU-lohn
- IPA
- /ˈpau.lon/
Meaning by language
- English
- Paul
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
PAU-lon
- sentence
hoi de ka-thi-STA-non-tes ton PAU-lon Ê-ga-gon HE-ōs a-thê-NŌN kai la-BON-tes en-to-LÊN pros ton si-LÂN kai ton ti-MO-the-on HI-na hōs TA-khi-sta EL-thō-sin pros au-TON ek-SÊ-e-san
Exegesis
The direct object phrase ton Paulon {τὸν Παῦλον | ton Paûlon} immediately follows, keeping the focus on Paul’s safety and movement.
In context — Acts 17:15
But those who were conducting Paul brought him as far as Athens, and having received a command for Silas and Timothy that they should come to him as quickly as possible, they departed.
About this coordinate
Acts 17:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 17:15, so the Greek word Παῦλον (paulon) 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.17.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.15.W5.S1) and character.