Acts 17:16:8Acts.17.16.W8TAB

Παύλου

paulou

Paul

Transliteration
PAU-lou
Extended
PAU-loo
IPA
/ˈpau̯.luː/

Meaning by language

English
Paul

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Result
Παύ + λου
pau + lou
paulou

Alphabet Analysis

Pip — as in pet
Alphaah — as in father
Upsiloni — as in machine
Lambdal — as in law
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    PAU-lou

  2. 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

This is followed by a genitive absolute construction ekdechomenou autous tou Paulou {ἐκδεχομένου αὐτοὺς τοῦ Παύλου | ekdekhoménou autoús tou Paúlou}, a temporal circumstantial clause meaning ‘while Paul was waiting for them,’ syntactically independent yet contextually linked to the main clause.

In contextActs 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 17:16:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 17:16, so the Greek word Παύλου (paulou) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.16.W8.S1) and character.