Acts 17:34:12Acts.17.34.W12TAB
Ἀρεοπαγίτης
areopagitês
“Areopagite”
- Transliteration
- a-re-o-pa-GI-tês
- Extended
- ah-reh-oh-pah-GIH-tehs
- IPA
- /a.re.o.paˈgi.tɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- Areopagite
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-re-o-pa-GI-tês
- sentence
ti-NES de AN-dres kol-lê-THEN-tes au-TOI e-PI-steu-san en hois kai di-o-NY-si-os ho a-re-o-pa-GI-tês kai gy-NÊ o-NO-ma-ti DA-ma-ris kai HE-te-roi syn au-TOIS
Exegesis
Dionysios ho Areopagitēs {Διονύσιος ὁ Ἀρεοπαγίτης | Di-o-ný-si-os ho A-re-o-pa-gí-tēs} presents a named male convert whose title associates him with the Areopagus council, conveying social significance.
Root and etymology
Areios Pagosalpha–rho–epsilon–iota–omicron–sigma; pi–alpha–gamma–omicron–sigma
“Ares’ Hill, Areopagus”
In context — Acts 17:34
But some men joined themselves to him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
About this coordinate
Acts 17:34:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 17:34, so the Greek word Ἀρεοπαγίτης (areopagitês) 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.17.34.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.34.W12.S1) and character.