Acts 17:20:1Acts.17.20.W1TAB
ξενίζοντα
ksenizonta
“strange {things}”
- Transliteration
- kse-NI-zon-ta
- Extended
- kseh-NIH-zohn-tah
- IPA
- /kseˈni.zon.ta/
Meaning by language
- English
- strange {things}
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Alphabet Analysis
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kse-NI-zon-ta
- sentence
kse-NI-zon-ta GAR ti-NA eis-PHE-reis eis tas a-ko-AS hê-MON bou-LO-me-tha OUN GNÔ-nai TI-na THE-lei TAU-ta EI-nai
Exegesis
The sentence begins with the fronted participial object xenizonta {ξενίζοντα | xenízonta} ‘strange things’, which foregrounds the novelty of the message before identifying the speaker’s action.
Root and etymology
xenizōxi–epsilon–nu–iota–zeta–omega
“to receive as a guest, to surprise, to be foreign”
In context — Acts 17:20
For you are bringing certain strange things to our ears ; therefore we wish to know what these things mean .
About this coordinate
Acts 17:20:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 17:20, so the Greek word ξενίζοντα (ksenizonta) 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.17.20.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.20.W1.S1) and character.