Acts 17:22:11Acts.17.22.W11TAB
Ἀθηναῖοι
athēnaioi
“Athenians”
- Transliteration
- a-thē-NAI-oi
- Extended
- ah-thêe-NAI-oi
- IPA
- /a.tʰɛːˈnai.oi/
Meaning by language
- English
- Athenians
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 | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-thē-NAI-oi
- sentence
sta-THEIS de PAU-los en ME-sō tou a-REI-ou PA-gou E-phē AN-dres a-thē-NAI-oi ka-TA PAN-ta hōs dei-si-dai-mo-ne-STE-rous hy-MAS the-ō-RŌ
Exegesis
The vocative andres Athēnaioi {Ἄνδρες Ἀθηναῖοι | Andrés Athēnaîoi} ‘Men of Athens’ follows classical rhetorical convention, directly engaging the civic audience.
Root and etymology
Athēnaialpha–theta–eta–nu–alpha–iota
“Athens, city of Athena”
In context — Acts 17:22
Then Paul stood in the midst of the Areopagus and said, “Men of Athens, in every respect I perceive that you are very religious .”
About this coordinate
Acts 17:22:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 17:22, so the Greek word Ἀθηναῖοι (athēnaioi) 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.17.22.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.22.W11.S1) and character.