Acts 2:35:5Acts.2.35.W5TAB
ἐχθρούς
ekhthrous
“enemies”
- Transliteration
- ekh-THROUS
- Extended
- ehkʰ-THROOHS
- IPA
- /ekʰˈtʰruːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- enemies
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ekh-THROUS
- sentence
HE-os AN THÔ tous ekh-THROUS sou hy-po-PO-di-on tôn po-DÔN sou
Exegesis
The direct object phrase tous echthrous sou {τοὺς ἐχθρούς σου | toús ekh-throús soû} “your enemies” precedes the predicate accusative hypopodion {ὑποπόδιον | hy-po-pó-di-on} “a footstool,” with the genitive phrase ton podon sou {τῶν ποδῶν σου | tōn podōn soû} “of your feet” specifying whose feet rest on that footstool. This “footstool of the feet” idiom is a conventional image of total conquest and subjugation in biblical and ancient Near Eastern royal language. In English, the temporal structure of heos an with the subjunctive is represented by “until” followed by a finite verb with future nuance (“make,” “put”), and the idiom is kept intact (“a footstool for your feet” / “under your feet like a footstool”) to preserve the imagery of complete domination while remaining clear in contemporary usage.
Root and etymology
echthrosepsilon–chi–theta–rho–omicron–sigma
“enemy, hated one”
In context — Acts 2:35
Until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.
About this coordinate
Acts 2:35:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 2:35, so the Greek word ἐχθρούς (ekhthrous) 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.2.35.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.35.W5.S1) and character.