Acts 18:4:13Acts.18.4.W13TAB
Ἕλληνας
hellênas
“Greeks”
- Transliteration
- HEL-lê-nas
- Extended
- HEHL-lêê-nahs
- IPA
- /ˈhel.lɛː.nas/
Meaning by language
- English
- Greeks
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
HEL-lê-nas
- sentence
di-e-LE-ge-to DE en tê sy-na-gô-GÊ ka-TA PAN SAB-ba-ton E-pei-THEN te i-ou-dai-OUS kai HEL-lê-nas
Exegesis
The coordinated accusatives Ioudaious kai Hellēnas {Ἰουδαίους καὶ Ἕλληνας | Ioudaíous kaí Héllēnas} function as the objects of persuasion, presenting two distinct audience groups within the synagogue and highlighting the inclusive outreach of the speaker’s efforts. In translation, the formal rendering preserves the habitual aspect with “would engage” and “seeking to persuade,” while the dynamic rendering uses “would discuss” and “trying to convince” to convey conversational effort in contemporary English.
Root and etymology
Hellēneta–lambda–lambda–eta–nu
“a Greek person”
In context — Acts 18:4
On every Sabbath he would engage in careful discussion in the synagogue, seeking to persuade Jews and Greeks .
About this coordinate
Acts 18:4:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Acts 18:4, so the Greek word Ἕλληνας (hellênas) 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.18.4.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.4.W13.S1) and character.