Acts 19:15:6Acts.19.15.W6TAB
πονηρὸν
ponêron
“evil”
- Transliteration
- po-nê-RON
- Extended
- poh-nê-ROHN
- IPA
- /po.nɛːˈron/
Meaning by language
- English
- evil
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
po-nê-RON
- sentence
a-po-kri-THEN DE to PNEU-ma to po-nê-RON EI-pen au-TOIS ton ee-ay-SOON gi-NŌ-sko KAI ton PAU-lon e-PI-sta-mai hy-MEIS DE TI-nes es-TE
Exegesis
The subject is expressed as the articular phrase to pneuma to poneron {τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ πονηρὸν | tò pneûma tò ponēròn}, an article–noun–article–adjective sequence that foregrounds both the entity (“the spirit”) and its morally corrupt character (“the evil”).
In context — Acts 19:15
But the evil spirit answered and said to them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I am acquainted with, but who are you?”
About this coordinate
Acts 19:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 19:15, so the Greek word πονηρὸν (ponêron) 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.19.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.15.W6.S1) and character.