Acts 17:27:5Acts.17.27.W5TAB
ἄρα
ara
“perhaps”
- Transliteration
- A-ra
- Extended
- AH-rah
- IPA
- /ˈa.ra/
Meaning by language
- English
- perhaps
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
A-ra
- sentence
dzê-TEIN ton the-ON ei A-ra ge psê-la-PHÊ-sei-an au-TON kai HEU-roi-en KAI ge ou ma-KRAN a-PO he-NOS he-KAS-tou hê-MON hy-PAR-khon-ta
Exegesis
The particle cluster ei ara ge {εἰ ἄρα γε | eí á-ra ge} introduces a nuanced conditional or purposive clause, conveying a sense of hopeful possibility: “if perhaps indeed.”
Root and etymology
tarassotau–alpha–rho–alpha–sigma–sigma–omega
“to stir, trouble, agitate”
In context — Acts 17:27
To seek God , if then indeed they might feel after Him and might find Him, and indeed He is not far from each one of us.
About this coordinate
Acts 17:27:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 17:27, so the Greek word ἄρα (ara) 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.17.27.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.27.W5.S1) and character.