Acts 19:26:28Acts.19.26.W28TAB
χειρῶν
kheirōn
“hands”
- Transliteration
- khei-RŌN
- Extended
- kheh-ROHN
- IPA
- /kʰeiˈrɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- hands
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Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
khei-RŌN
- sentence
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
Exegesis
The present participle legōn {λέγων | lé-gōn} ‘saying’ introduces the content of Paul’s message through another hoti-clause, ouk eisin theoi hoi dia cheirōn ginomenoi {οὐκ εἰσὶν θεοὶ οἱ διὰ χειρῶν γινόμενοι | ouk ei-sín theoí hoi diá chei-rôn gi-nó-me-noi}, where the articular participle ginomenoi modifies theoi, defining these “gods” as those that are in the process of being made by hands. The preposition dia with the genitive cheirōn specifies agency (“by hands”), highlighting the man-made nature of the idols. In translation, the layered clauses are rendered with clear subordination (“that… that…”) and participial phrases maintained where natural, preserving the causal link between persuasion and turning, and the defining link between “gods” and being “made by hands.”
Root and etymology
cheirchi–epsilon–iota–rho
“hand”
In context — Acts 19:26
And you see and hear that not only in Ephesus, but almost in all Asia , this Paul, having persuaded, turned away a great crowd, saying that the gods made by hands are not gods.
About this coordinate
Acts 19:26:28 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 28 of Acts 19:26, so the Greek word χειρῶν (kheirōn) 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.19.26.W28, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.26.W28.S1) and character.