Acts 19:10:21Acts.19.10.W21TAB
Ἕλληνας
hellēnas
“Greeks”
- Transliteration
- HEl-lē-nas
- Extended
- HEHL-lay-nahs
- IPA
- /ˈhel.lɛː.nas/
Meaning by language
- English
- Greeks
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
HEl-lē-nas
- sentence
TOU-to DE e-GHE-ne-to e-PI E-tê DY-o HŌ-ste PAN-tas TOUS ka-toi-KOUN-tas tēn a-SI-an a-KOU-sai ton LO-gon TOU KY-ree-ou i-ou-dai-OUS te KAI HEl-lē-nas
Exegesis
Finally, the accusatives Ioudaious te kai Hellenas {Ἰουδαίους τε καὶ Ἕλληνας | I-ou-dhaí-ous te kaí Hé-llē-nas} specify the inclusive audience ‘both Jews and Greeks,’ with te combined with kai underscoring the twofold membership of the group.
Root and etymology
Hellenepsilon–lambda–lambda–eta–nu
“Greek, non-Jewish Greek person”
In context — Acts 19:10
But this continued for two years, so that all those who were living in Asia heard the word of the Lord , both Jews and Greeks.
About this coordinate
Acts 19:10:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Acts 19:10, so the Greek word Ἕλληνας (hellēnas) 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.19.10.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.10.W21.S1) and character.