Acts 2:46:20Acts.2.46.W20TAB
καρδίας
kardias
“of heart”
- Transliteration
- kar-DI-as
- Extended
- kahr-DIH-ahs
- IPA
- /karˈdi.as/
Meaning by language
- English
- of heart
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
kar-DI-as
- sentence
kath hê-ME-ran te pros-kar-te-ROUN-tes ho-mo-thy-ma-DON en tô hi-e-RÔ KLÔN-tes te kat OI-kon AR-ton me-te-LAM-ba-non tro-PHÊS en a-gal-li-A-sei kai a-phe-LO-tê-ti kar-DI-as
Exegesis
Two prepositional phrases, en agalliasei {ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει | en a-gal-li-á-sei} “in exultation” and en aphelotēti kardias {ἐν ἀφελότητι καρδίας | en a-phe-lo-tē-ti kar-dí-as} “in sincerity of heart,” describe the inner disposition accompanying their fellowship, combining exuberant joy with transparent, undivided hearts. The translations preserve the participial structure and imperfect aspect by using progressive forms and by reflecting the temple-to-house movement that shapes the community’s life.
Root and etymology
kard-kappa–alpha–rho–delta
“heart, inner self”
In context — Acts 2:46
Day by day they were devoting themselves with one accord in the temple , and, breaking bread from house to house, they were sharing food with gladness and sincerity of heart.
About this coordinate
Acts 2:46:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Acts 2:46, so the Greek word καρδίας (kardias) 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.2.46.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.46.W20.S1) and character.