Acts 18:4:5Acts.18.4.W5TAB
συναγωγῇ
synagôgê
“synagogue”
- Transliteration
- sy-na-gô-GÊ
- Extended
- syoo-nah-goh-GÊÊ
- IPA
- /sy.na.gɔːˈgɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- synagogue
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sy-na-gô-GÊ
- 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 prepositional phrase en tē synagōgē {ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ | en tē synagōgē} specifies the location where the discussion took place.
Root and etymology
synagōsigma–upsilon–nu–alpha–gamma–omega
“to gather together”
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 18:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 18:4, so the Greek word συναγωγῇ (synagôgê) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.4.W5.S1) and character.