Acts 18:28:10Acts.18.28.W10TAB
γραφῶν
graphōn
“Scriptures”
- Transliteration
- gra-PHŌN
- Extended
- grah-PHOHN
- IPA
- /graˈpʰɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- Scriptures
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Alphabet Analysis
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
gra-PHŌN
- sentence
eu-TO-nōs gar tois i-ou-da-EE-ois di-a-ka-tê-LEGH-khe-to dê-mo-SI-a e-pi-deik-NYS di-A tōn gra-PHŌN EI-nai ton khri-STON ee-ay-SOON
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase dia tōn graphōn {διὰ τῶν γραφῶν | di-a tōn gra-phōn} uses dia with the genitive to denote the Scriptures as the instrument and authority of his proof.
In context — Acts 18:28
For he was forcefully refuting the Jews in public, proving through the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.
About this coordinate
Acts 18:28:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 18:28, so the Greek word γραφῶν (graphōn) 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.18.28.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.28.W10.S1) and character.