Acts 2:46:9Acts.2.46.W9TAB
κλῶντές
klôntes
“breaking”
- Transliteration
- KLÔN-tes
- Extended
- KLOHN-tehs
- IPA
- /klɔːnˈtes/
Meaning by language
- English
- breaking
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
KLÔN-tes
- 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
The participle klōntes {κλῶντές | klōn-tes} “breaking” introduces a second, closely related activity, joined by te {τε | te} to show that temple worship and domestic fellowship are complementary.
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 2:46:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 2:46, so the Greek word κλῶντές (klôntes) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.46.W9.S1) and character.