Acts 17:16:4Acts.17.16.W4TAB
Ἀθήναις
athênai̯s
“Athens”
- Transliteration
- a-THÊ-nai̯s
- Extended
- ah-THÊ-nai̯s
- IPA
- /aˈtʰɛː.nai̯s/
Meaning by language
- English
- Athens
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
a-THÊ-nai̯s
- sentence
en de tais a-THÊ-nai̯s ek-de-kho-ME-nou au-TUS tou PAU-lou pa-rō-KSY-ne-to to PNEU-ma au-TOU en au-TÔ the-ō-ROUN-tos ka-TEI-dō-lon OU-san tên PO-lin
Exegesis
The verse begins with a prepositional phrase en tais Athēnais {Ἐν ταῖς Ἀθήναις | En taîs Athḗnais} ‘in Athens,’ setting the geographical frame.
In context — Acts 17:16
But while Paul was waiting for them in Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he observed that the city was full of idols.
About this coordinate
Acts 17:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 17:16, so the Greek word Ἀθήναις (athênai̯s) 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.17.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.16.W4.S1) and character.