Acts 18:9:4Acts.18.9.W4TAB
κύριος
kyreeos
“Lord”
- Transliteration
- KY-ree-os
- Extended
- KY-ree-ohs
- IPA
- /ˈky.ri.os/
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 | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KY-ree-os
- sentence
EI-pen DE ho KY-ree-os en nyk-TI di ho-RA-ma-tos tôi PAU-lôi MÊ pho-BOU al-LA LA-lei KAI MÊ si-ô-PÊ-sêis
Exegesis
The subject ho kyrios {ὁ κύριος | ho ký-ri-os} follows the verb, emphasizing the divine speaker.
Root and etymology
kyrkappa–upsilon–rho
“authority, master”
In context — Acts 18:9
In the night, the Lord spoke to Paul by a vision, “Do not be afraid ; instead, speak, and do not be silent.”
About this coordinate
Acts 18:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 18:9, so the Greek word κύριος (kyreeos) 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.18.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.18.9.W4.S1) and character.