Acts 18:8:7Acts.18.8.W7TAB
κυρίῳ
kyreeō
“Lord”
- Transliteration
- KY-ree-ō
- Extended
- KYOO-ree-oh
- IPA
- /kyˈri.ɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Lord
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
KY-ree-ō
- 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 dative kuriō {κυρίῳ | ku-RÍ-ō} functions as the dative of personal object after episteusen, idiomatically rendered “believed in the Lord,” indicating the Lord as the one in whom faith is placed.
In context — Acts 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 18:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 18:8, so the Greek word κυρίῳ (kyreeō) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.8.W7.S1) and character.