Acts 19:29:12Acts.19.29.W12TAB
θέατρον
théatron
“theater”
- Transliteration
- THÉ-a-tron
- Extended
- THÉH-ah-trohn
- IPA
- /ˈtʰe.a.tron/
Meaning by language
- English
- theater
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 | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
THÉ-a-tron
- sentence
KAI e-PLÊS-thê hê PO-lis TÊS syn-KHY-se-ōs HÔR-mê-san te ho-mo-thy-ma-DON eis to THÉ-a-tron sy-nar-PA-san-tes GA-i-on KAI a-RI-star-khon ma-ke-DO-nas sy-nek-DÊE-mous PAU-lou
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis to theatron {εἰς τὸ θέατρον | eis tò théatron} expresses goal or destination, locating the crowd’s movement into the public theater.
Root and etymology
theaomaitheta–epsilon–alpha–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to behold, watch”
In context — Acts 19:29
And the city was filled with confusion , and they rushed with one accord into the theater, having seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Macedonians, traveling companions of Paul .
About this coordinate
Acts 19:29:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 19:29, so the Greek word θέατρον (théatron) 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.19.29.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.29.W12.S1) and character.