Ἀσίας

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 Ἀσίας

   a-SI-as

   of Asia
2. sentence🔊 καὶ θεωρεῖτε καὶ ἀκούετε ὅτι οὐ μόνον Ἐφέσου ἀλλὰ σχεδὸν πάσης τῆς Ἀσίας ὁ Παῦλος οὗτος πείσας μετέστησεν ἱκανὸν ὄχλον λέγων ὅτι οὐκ εἰσὶν θεοὶ οἱ διὰ χειρῶν γινόμενοι

   KAI the-ô-REI-te KAI a-KOU-e-te HO-ti OU MO-non e-PHE-sou al-LA skhe-DON PA-sês tês a-SI-as ho PAU-los HOU-tos PEI-sas me-TE-stê-sen hi-ka-NON O-khlon LE-gōn HO-ti OUK ei-SIN the-OI hoi di-A khei-RŌN gi-NO-me-noi

   and you see and you hear that not only of Ephesus but almost of all the of Asia this Paul this having persuaded he turned away a considerable crowd saying that not are gods the through hands being made

Exegesis

The phrase ou monon Ephesou alla schedon pasēs tēs Asias {οὐ μόνον Ἐφέσου ἀλλὰ σχεδὸν πάσης τῆς Ἀσίας | ou mó-non E-phé-sou al-là sche-dón pá-sēs tēs A-sí-as} forms a correlative construction “not only … but almost …,” with genitives of place indicating the geographical scope of Paul’s influence, moving from the local (Ephesus) to the wider province (Asia).