Acts 18:26:13Acts.18.26.W13TAB
Ἀκύλας
akylas
“Aquila”
- Transliteration
- a-KY-las
- Extended
- ah-KY-lahs
- IPA
- /aˈky.las/
Meaning by language
- English
- Aquila
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-KY-las
- sentence
hou-TOS te ÊR-ksa-to par-rhê-si-A-dze-s-thai en tê sy-na-gô-GÊ a-KOU-san-tes de au-TOU PRIS-kil-la kai a-KY-las pro-se-LA-bon-to au-TON kai a-kri-BE-ste-ron au-TÔ ek-SE-then-to tên ho-DON tou the-OU
Exegesis
The narrative then resumes as Priskilla and Akylas {Πρίσκιλλα καὶ Ἀκύλας | Prís-kil-la kaí Aký-las} proselabonto {προσελάβοντο | pros-e-lá-bon-to}, “took him aside,” signifying private instruction, and exethento {ἐξέθεντο | ex-é-then-to}, “set forth,” which takes tēn hodon tou Theou {τὴν ὁδὸν τοῦ θεοῦ | tēn ho-dón tou the-oû} as its object.
In context — Acts 18:26
He initiated a bold discourse in the synagogue, and when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they drew him aside and expounded the way of God to him with increased precision .
About this coordinate
Acts 18:26:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Acts 18:26, so the Greek word Ἀκύλας (akylas) 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.18.26.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.26.W13.S1) and character.