Acts 20:19:8Acts.20.19.W8TAB
δακρύων
dakryōn
“tears”
- Transliteration
- da-KRY-ōn
- Extended
- dah-KRY-ôhn
- IPA
- /daˈkry.ɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- tears
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
da-KRY-ōn
- sentence
dou-LEU-ōn tō ky-REE-ō me-TA PA-sēs ta-pei-no-phro-SY-nēs KAI da-KRY-ōn KAI pei-ras-MŌN tōn sym-BAN-tōn MOI en TAIS e-pi-bou-LAIS tōn i-ou-dai-ŌN
Exegesis
The preposition meta {μετὰ | metá} governs a string of genitives, beginning with pases tapeinophrosynes {πάσης ταπεινοφροσύνης | pásēs tapeinophrosýnēs} “all humility,” then dakruon {δακρύων | dakrýōn} “tears,” and peirasmon {πειρασμῶν | peirasmôn} “trials.” This coordinated series presents a cumulative description of the emotional and experiential character of Paul’s service.
Root and etymology
dakrydelta–alpha–kappa–rho–upsilon
“tear, weeping”
In context — Acts 20:19
Serving the Lord with all humility and tears, and with the trials that happened to me in the plots of the Jews.
About this coordinate
Acts 20:19:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 20:19, so the Greek word δακρύων (dakryōn) 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.20.19.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.19.W8.S1) and character.