Acts 20:11:10Acts.20.11.W10TAB
ἱκανόν
hikanon
“a long {time}”
- Transliteration
- hi-ka-NON
- Extended
- hih-kah-NOHN
- IPA
- /hi.kaˈnon/
Meaning by language
- English
- a long {time}
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Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
hi-ka-NON
- sentence
a-na-BAS de kai KLA-sas ton AR-ton kai geu-SA-me-nos eph hi-ka-NON te ho-mi-LAY-sas A-khri au-GÊS HOU-tōs ek-SÊL-then
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eph hikanon {ἐφʼ ἱκανόν | eph hi-ka-nón} is an idiomatic expression meaning ‘for a considerable time’, with the accusative adjective used adverbially to indicate extent of the speaking.
In context — Acts 20:11
And when he had gone up and had broken the bread , and had eaten, he spoke for a considerable time , until daybreak; thus he departed.
About this coordinate
Acts 20:11:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 20:11, so the Greek word ἱκανόν (hikanon) 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.20.11.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.11.W10.S1) and character.