Acts 18:11:5Acts.18.11.W5TAB
μῆνας
mênas
“months”
- Transliteration
- MÊ-nas
- Extended
- MAY-nahs
- IPA
- /ˈmɛː.nas/
Meaning by language
- English
- months
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
MÊ-nas
- sentence
e-KA-thi-sen de e-ni-au-TON KAI MÊ-nas HEX di-DAS-kōn en au-TOIS ton LO-gon tou the-OU
Exegesis
The temporal phrase eniauton kai menas hex {ἐνιαυτὸν καὶ μῆνας ἓξ | eniauton kai menas hex} ‘a year and six months’ functions as the direct object of ekathisen, specifying the duration of Paul’s stay.
In context — Acts 18:11
So he remained there for a year and six months, teaching the word of God among them.
About this coordinate
Acts 18:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 18:11, so the Greek word μῆνας (mênas) 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.18.11.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.11.W5.S1) and character.