Acts 18:20:6Acts.18.20.W6TAB
χρόνον
khrónon
“time”
- Transliteration
- KHRÓ-non
- Extended
- KHROH-nohn
- IPA
- /ˈkʰro.non/
Meaning by language
- English
- time
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Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KHRÓ-non
- sentence
e-rô-TON-tôn de au-TÔN e-PI PLEI-o-na KHRÓ-non MEI-nai ouk e-PE-neu-sen
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase epi pleiona chronon {ἐπὶ πλείονα χρόνον | epí pleí-o-na chró-non} specifies the content of the request, literally ‘for more time’, with pleiona modifying chronon as a comparative of degree.
Root and etymology
chronoschi–rho–omicron–nu–omicron–sigma
“time, period”
In context — Acts 18:20
But when they requested that he remain for a longer time , he did not consent .
About this coordinate
Acts 18:20:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 18:20, so the Greek word χρόνον (khrónon) 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.18.20.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.20.W6.S1) and character.