Acts 20:2:4Acts.20.2.W4TAB

μέρη

merê

regions

Transliteration
ME-rê
Extended
MEH-reh
IPA
/ˈme.rɛː/

Meaning by language

English
regions

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Result
μέ + ρη
me + rê
merê

Alphabet Analysis

Mum — as in mother
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Rhor — rolled r
Etai — as in machine

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Word in context

  1. word

    ME-rê

  2. sentence

    di-el-THON de ta ME-rê e-KEI-na KAI pa-ra-ka-LE-sas au-TOUS LO-gō pol-LOI ÊL-then eis tên hel-LA-da

Exegesis

The object phrase ta mere ekeina {τὰ μέρη ἐκεῖνα | tà mé-rē e-keî-na} ‘those regions’ defines the geographical scope of the journey.

In contextActs 20:2

And after he had gone through those regions and had encouraged them with many words , he came into Greece.

About this coordinate

Acts 20:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 20:2, so the Greek word μέρη (merê) 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.20.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.2.W4.S1) and character.