Acts 20:21:8Acts.20.21.W8TAB
θεὸν
theon
“God”
- Transliteration
- the-ON
- Extended
- theh-OHN
- IPA
- /tʰeˈon/
Meaning by language
- English
- God
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
the-ON
- 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 object of this testifying is expressed in two coordinated accusative phrases: ten eis theon metanoian {τὴν εἰς θεὸν μετάνοιαν | tḕn eis the-ón me-tá-noi-an} “the repentance toward God” and pistin eis ton kyrion hēmon Iēsoun {πίστιν εἰς τὸν κύριον ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦν | pís-tin eis tón ký-ri-on hē-môn Iē-soûn} “faith toward our Lord Jesus.”
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 20:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 20:21, so the Greek word θεὸν (theon) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.21.W8.S1) and character.