Acts 20:15:6Acts.20.15.W6TAB
ἄντικρυς
antikrys
“opposite”
- Transliteration
- AN-ti-krys
- Extended
- AHN-tih-krys
- IPA
- /ˈan.ti.krys/
Meaning by language
- English
- opposite
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
AN-ti-krys
- sentence
ka-KEI-then a-po-PLEU-san-tes tê e-pi-OU-sê ka-tên-TÊ-sa-men AN-ti-krys KHI-ou tê de he-TE-rai pa-re-BA-lo-men eis SA-mon tê de e-kho-ME-nê ÊL-tho-men eis MI-lê-ton
Exegesis
The adverb or improper preposition antikrys {ἄντικρυς | AN-ti-krys} with the genitive Chiou {Χίου | KHI-ou} specifies a spatial relation ‘opposite Chios,’ indicating a position offshore rather than a landing.
In context — Acts 20:15
And from there, having set sail, we arrived the next day opposite Chios ; and the following day we put in at Samos; and on the day after that we came to Miletus .
About this coordinate
Acts 20:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 20:15, so the Greek word ἄντικρυς (antikrys) 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.20.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.15.W6.S1) and character.