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
- English
- to Greeks
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
HEL-lê-sin
- 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 context — Acts 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.