Acts 2:27:15Acts.2.27.W15TAB
διαφθοράν
diaphthoran
“corruption”
- Transliteration
- di-a-phtho-RAN
- Extended
- dih-ah-phthoh-RAN
- IPA
- /di.a.pʰtʰoˈran/
Meaning by language
- English
- corruption
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
di-a-phtho-RAN
- sentence
HO-ti ouk en-ga-ta-LEI-pseis tên psy-KHÊN mou eis HAI-dên ou-DE DÔ-seis ton HO-si-ON sou i-DEIN di-a-phtho-RAN
Exegesis
The infinitive idein {ἰδεῖν | i-deîn} “to see” governs diaphtoran {διαφθοράν | di-aph-tho-rán} “decay, corruption.” The two negative futures form a tight parallelism that underscores divine preservation from both abandonment and physical corruption.
Root and etymology
diaphthoradelta–iota–alpha–phi–theta–omicron–rho–alpha
“corruption, decay, destruction”
In context — Acts 2:27
Because You will not abandon my soul in Hades, nor will You allow Your Holy One to see decay .
About this coordinate
Acts 2:27:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 2:27, so the Greek word διαφθοράν (diaphthoran) 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.2.27.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.27.W15.S1) and character.