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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Result
χρό + νον
khró + non
khrónon

Alphabet Analysis

Chih/kh — like Bach
Rhor — rolled r
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Nun — as in new
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    KHRÓ-non

  2. 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 contextActs 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.