Acts 19:4:9Acts.19.4.W9TAB

λαῷ

laôi

people

Transliteration
la-ÔI
Extended
lah-ÔI
IPA
/laˈɔːi/

Meaning by language

English
people

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Result
λα + ῷ
la + ôi
laôi

Alphabet Analysis

Lambdal — as in law
Alphaah — as in father
Omegao — same as omicron

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Word in context

  1. word

    la-ÔI

  2. sentence

    EI-pen de PAU-los i-ō-AN-nēs e-BA-pti-sen BA-ptis-ma me-ta-NOI-as tôi la-ÔI LE-gōn eis ton er-KHO-me-non met au-TON HI-na pi-STEU-sō-sin tout ES-tin eis ton ee-ay-SOON

Exegesis

The dative phrase tō laō {τῷ λαῷ | tô la-ō} ‘to the people’ marks the recipients of John’s ministry.

In contextActs 19:4

And Paul said, “John baptized with a baptism of repentance for the people, saying to the people that they should believe in the One coming after him—that is, in Jesus .”

About this coordinate

Acts 19:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 19:4, so the Greek word λαῷ (laôi) 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.19.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.19.4.W9.S1) and character.