Acts 17:20:7Acts.17.20.W7TAB
ἀκοὰς
akoas
“ears”
- Transliteration
- a-ko-AS
- Extended
- ah-koh-AHS
- IPA
- /a.koˈas/
Meaning by language
- English
- ears
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
a-ko-AS
- 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 finite verb eisphereis {εἰσφέρεις | eisphéreis} ‘you bring in’ governs the first clause, with the prepositional phrase eis tas akoas hēmōn {εἰς τὰς ἀκοὰς ἡμῶν | eis tàs akoàs hēmōn} literally ‘into our ears’, an idiomatic expression for conveying information to someone’s hearing.
Root and etymology
akoēalpha–kappa–omicron–eta
“hearing, report”
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 17:20:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 17:20, so the Greek word ἀκοὰς (akoas) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.20.W7.S1) and character.