Acts 17:29:15Acts.17.29.W15TAB
τέχνης
tekhnês
“of art”
- Transliteration
- TEKH-nês
- Extended
- TEHKH-nêhs
- IPA
- /ˈtekʰ.nɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- of art
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TEKH-nês
- sentence
GE-nos OUN hy-PAR-khon-tes tou the-OU ouk o-PHEE-lo-men no-MI-dzein khry-SÔ ê ar-GY-rô ê LI-thô kha-RAg-ma-ti TEKH-nês kai en-thy-MÊ-se-ôs an-THRÔ-pou to THEI-on EI-nai HO-moi-on
Exegesis
The genitive chain technēs kai enthymēseōs anthrōpou {τέχνης καὶ ἐνθυμήσεως ἀνθρώπου | tékh-nēs kai en-thy-mḗ-se-ōs an-thrō-pou} functions as a subjective genitive, indicating that the image originates from human craft and internal conception.
Root and etymology
Roottau–epsilon–chi
“art, craft, skill”
In context — Acts 17:29
Therefore, being offspring of God , we ought not to think that the divine is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by the skill and imagination of man.
About this coordinate
Acts 17:29:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 17:29, so the Greek word τέχνης (tekhnês) 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.17.29.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.29.W15.S1) and character.