Acts 20:12:5Acts.20.12.W5TAB

ζῶντα

zônta

living

Transliteration
ZÔN-ta
Extended
ZOHN-tah
IPA
/ˈdzɔːn.ta/

Meaning by language

English
living

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Result
ζῶν + τα
zôn + ta
zônta

Alphabet Analysis

Zetaz — as in daze
Omegao — same as omicron
Nun — as in new
Taut — as in top
Alphaah — as in father

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Word in context

  1. word

    ZÔN-ta

  2. sentence

    Ê-ga-gon DE ton PAI-da ZÔN-ta KAI pa-re-KLÊ-thê-san ou me-TRI-ôs

Exegesis

The object phrase ton paida zōnta {τὸν παῖδα ζῶντα | tón paî-da zôn-ta} combines article, noun, and participle in the accusative, where the participle zōnta modifies paida and highlights the state in which the young man is brought, namely “alive.”

Root and etymology

zaōzá-ō | zeta–alpha–omega

to live, be alive

In contextActs 20:12

But they brought the young man alive, and they were not a little comforted .

About this coordinate

Acts 20:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 20:12, so the Greek word ζῶντα (zônta) 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.20.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.12.W5.S1) and character.