Acts 18:8:1Acts.18.8.W1TAB

Κρίσπος

krispos

Crispus

Transliteration
KRIS-pos
Extended
krihs-pohs
IPA
/ˈkris.pos/

Meaning by language

English
Crispus

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Result
Κρίσ + πος
kris + pos
krispos

Alphabet Analysis

Kappak — as in kite
Rhor — rolled r
Iotai — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Pip — as in pet
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    KRIS-pos

  2. sentence

    KRIS-pos de ho ar-khi-sy-NA-gō-gos e-PI-steu-sen tō KY-ree-ō syn HO-lō tō OI-kō au-TOU kai pol-LOI tōn ko-rin-THI-ōn a-KOU-on-tes e-PI-steu-on kai e-bap-TI-dzon-to

Exegesis

The verse begins with Krispos {Κρίσπος | Krís-pos} as the nominative subject, immediately followed by the connective de {δὲ | dè}, which signals a new step in the narrative while loosely linking it with what precedes.

In contextActs 18:8

Crispus, the ruler of the synagogue , believed in the Lord along with his whole household; and many Corinthians, as they listened, believed and were being baptized.

About this coordinate

Acts 18:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 18:8, so the Greek word Κρίσπος (krispos) 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.18.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.8.W1.S1) and character.