Acts 2:36:9Acts.2.36.W9TAB
κύριον
kyrion
“Lord”
- Transliteration
- KY-ri-on
- Extended
- KYOO-ri-oh(n)
- IPA
- /ˈky.ri.on/
Meaning by language
- English
- Lord
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
KY-ri-on
- 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 coordinated predicate accusatives kurion kai christon {κύριον καὶ χριστόν | ký-ri-on kaí khris-tón} both modify the pronoun auton, heightening the rhetorical force.
Root and etymology
kyrioskappa–upsilon–rho–iota–omicron–sigma
“master, lord”
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 2:36:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 2:36, so the Greek word κύριον (kyrion) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.36.W9.S1) and character.