Acts 18:4:8Acts.18.4.W8TAB
σάββατον
sabbaton
“Sabbath”
- Transliteration
- SAB-ba-ton
- Extended
- SAHB-bah-tohn
- IPA
- /ˈsab.ba.ton/
Meaning by language
- English
- Sabbath
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
SAB-ba-ton
- 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 idiomatic distributive phrase kata pan sabbaton {κατὰ πᾶν σάββατον | katá pân sábbaton} conveys “every Sabbath,” thus emphasizing the repeated nature of the engagement.
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 18:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 18:4, so the Greek word σάββατον (sabbaton) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.4.W8.S1) and character.