Acts 2:43:8Acts.2.43.W8TAB
τέρατα
terata
“wonders”
- Transliteration
- TE-ra-ta
- Extended
- TEH-rah-tah
- IPA
- /ˈte.ra.ta/
Meaning by language
- English
- wonders
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TE-ra-ta
- sentence
e-GHI-ne-to DE PA-sêi psy-KHÊ PHO-bos pol-LA te TE-ra-ta KAI sê-MEI-a di-A tôn a-po-STO-lôn e-GHI-ne-to
Exegesis
The coordinated pair polla te terata kai semeia {πολλά τε τέρατα καὶ σημεῖα | pol-lá te té-ra-ta kaí sē-mei-a} ‘many wonders and signs’ is a standard Lukan formula for extraordinary acts.
Root and etymology
terastau–epsilon–rho–alpha–sigma
“marvel, portent, prodigy”
In context — Acts 2:43
And fear came upon every soul , and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles.
About this coordinate
Acts 2:43:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 2:43, so the Greek word τέρατα (terata) 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.2.43.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.43.W8.S1) and character.