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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Alphabet Analysis
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ZÔN-ta
- 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 context — Acts 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.