Acts 19:27:17Acts.19.27.W17TAB
θεᾶς
theas
“goddess”
- Transliteration
- the-AS
- Extended
- tʰeh-AHS
- IPA
- /tʰeˈas/
Meaning by language
- English
- goddess
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
the-AS
- sentence
ou MO-non de TOU-to kin-dy-NEU-ei hê-MEEN to ME-ros eis a-pe-leg-MON el-THEIN al-LA KAI to tês me-GA-lês the-AS ar-TE-mi-dos hi-e-RON eis ou-THEN lo-gis-THÊ-nai MEL-lein te KAI ka-thai-reis-THAI tês me-ga-lei-O-tê-tos au-TÊS hên HO-lê hê a-SI-a KAI hê oi-kou-ME-nê SE-be-tai
Exegesis
The focus then expands from economic to religious and civic concerns with the second object, to tēs megalēs theas Artemidos hieron {τὸ τῆς μεγάλης θεᾶς Ἀρτέμιδος ἱερὸν | tò tēs me-gá-lēs the-âs Ar-té-mi-dos hi-e-rón}, where the article and cascading genitives emphasize the exalted status of “the temple of the great goddess Artemis.”
Root and etymology
theathe-á
“goddess”
In context — Acts 19:27
Not only is this part of ours in danger of falling into disgrace, but also the temple of the great goddess Artemis may be reckoned as nothing and is about to be deposed from her magnificence —she whom all Asia and the inhabited world worship .
About this coordinate
Acts 19:27:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Acts 19:27, so the Greek word θεᾶς (theas) 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.19.27.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.27.W17.S1) and character.