Acts 17:6:9Acts.17.6.W9TAB
ἀδελφοὺς
adelphous
“brothers”
- Transliteration
- a-del-PHOUS
- Extended
- ah-dehl-PHOOhs
- IPA
- /a.delˈpʰuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- brothers
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
a-del-PHOUS
- sentence
mê heu-RON-tes de au-TOUS E-sy-ron i-A-so-na KAI TI-nas a-del-PHOUS e-PI tous po-li-TA-rkhas bo-ÔN-tes HO-ti hoi tên oi-kou-ME-nên a-na-sta-TÔ-san-tes HOU-toi kai en-THA-de PA-rei-sin
Exegesis
The direct object chain Iasona kai tinas adelphous {Ἰάσονα καί τινας ἀδελφοὺς | Iásona kaí tinas adelphoús} groups Jason with “some brothers,” presenting them together as those seized.
In context — Acts 17:6
But when they did not find them, they dragged Jason and some brothers before the city officials, shouting, “These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also.”
About this coordinate
Acts 17:6:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 17:6, so the Greek word ἀδελφοὺς (adelphous) 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.17.6.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.17.6.W9.S1) and character.