Acts 20:21:5Acts.20.21.W5TAB

Ἕλλησιν

hellêsin

to Greeks

Transliteration
HEL-lê-sin
Extended
HEHL-lêh-sihn
IPA
/ˈhel.leː.sin/

Meaning by language

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to Greeks

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Result
Ἕλ + λη + σιν
hel + lê + sin
hellêsin

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Lambdal — as in law
Lambdal — as in law
Etai — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Iotai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    HEL-lê-sin

  2. sentence

    di-a-mar-ty-RO-me-nos i-ou-dai-OIS te KAI HEL-lê-sin tên eis the-ON me-TA-noi-an KAI PIS-tin eis ton KY-ri-on hê-MON i-e-ay-SOON

Exegesis

The dative plural nouns Ioudaiois {Ἰουδαίοις | Iou-daí-ois} “to Jews” and Hellesin {Ἕλλησιν | Hél-lē-sin} “to Greeks,” linked by the correlative te–kai {τε καί | te kaí}, highlight the comprehensive scope of his audience, embracing both Jewish and non-Jewish hearers.

In contextActs 20:21

Testifying both to Jews and to Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus .

About this coordinate

Acts 20:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 20:21, so the Greek word Ἕλλησιν (hellêsin) 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.20.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.21.W5.S1) and character.