Acts 2:5:8Acts.2.5.W8TAB
εὐλαβεῖς
eulabeis
“devout”
- Transliteration
- eu-la-BEIS
- Extended
- ehv-lah-BAYS
- IPA
- /eu.laˈbeːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- devout
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
eu-la-BEIS
- sentence
Ê-san de en ie-rou-sa-LÊM ka-toi-KOUN-tes iou-da-I-oi AN-dres eu-la-BEIS a-PO pan-TOS ETH-nous tôn hy-PO ton ou-ra-NON
Exegesis
The noun cluster ioudaioi andres eulabeis {Ἰουδαῖοι ἄνδρες εὐλαβεῖς | Iou-daî-oi án-dres eu-la-beîs} combines ethnic identity (Jews), gender/maturity (men), and pious character (devout).
In context — Acts 2:5
And there were in Jerusalem Jews, devout men from every nation under heaven .
About this coordinate
Acts 2:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 2:5, so the Greek word εὐλαβεῖς (eulabeis) 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.2.5.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.2.5.W8.S1) and character.