Acts 2:36:1Acts.2.36.W1TAB
ἀσφαλῶς
asphalos
“with certainty”
- Transliteration
- as-pha-LOS
- Extended
- ahs-phah-LOHS
- IPA
- /as.pʰaˈlɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- with certainty
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
as-pha-LOS
- sentence
as-pha-LOS OUN gi-nō-SKE-tō PAS OI-kos is-ra-ÊL HO-ti KAI KY-ri-on au-TON KAI khri-STON e-POI-ē-sen HO the-OS TOU-ton ton ee-ay-SOON HON hy-MEIS e-stau-RŌ-sa-te
Exegesis
The verse opens with the adverbial-inferential sequence asphalos {ἀσφαλῶς | as-pha-lōs} oun {οὖν | oûn} modifying the imperative ginosketo {γινωσκέτω | gi-nō-ské-tō}, yielding “therefore let … know with assurance.”
In context — Acts 2:36
Therefore, let the whole house of Israel know with certainty that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ .
About this coordinate
Acts 2:36:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 2:36, so the Greek word ἀσφαλῶς (asphalos) 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.2.36.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.36.W1.S1) and character.