Acts 19:24:8Acts.19.24.W8TAB
ἀργυροῦς
argyrous
“silver”
- Transliteration
- ar-gy-ROUS
- Extended
- ahr-gyoo-ROOS
- IPA
- /ar.gyˈruːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- silver
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ar-gy-ROUS
- sentence
dê-MÊE-tri-os gar tis o-NO-ma-ti ar-gy-ro-KO-pos poi-ÔN na-OUS ar-gy-ROUS ar-TE-mi-dos pa-REI-khe-to tois te-khni-TAIS ouk o-LI-gên er-ga-SI-an
Exegesis
The appositional noun argyrokopos {ἀργυροκόπος | argyrokópos} identifies his trade, while the present participle poiōn {ποιῶν | poiôn} governs the object naous argurous {ναοὺς ἀργυροῦς | naoùs argyroûs}, literally “silver shrines,” specifying his ongoing activity of making miniature temple-like objects dedicated to Artemis {Ἀρτέμιδος | Artémidos} in the genitive of relation.
In context — Acts 19:24
For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith , who made silver shrines of Artemis, was providing not a little profit to the craftsmen.
About this coordinate
Acts 19:24:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 19:24, so the Greek word ἀργυροῦς (argyrous) 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.19.24.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.24.W8.S1) and character.