Acts 20:23:8Acts.20.23.W8TAB
πόλιν
polin
“city”
- Transliteration
- PO-lin
- Extended
- POH-lihn
- IPA
- /ˈpo.lin/
Meaning by language
- English
- city
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
PO-lin
- sentence
plên HO-ti to PNEU-ma to HA-gi-on ka-TA PO-lin di-a-mar-TY-re-tai moi LE-gon HO-ti des-MA kai THLI-pseis me ME-nou-sin
Exegesis
The distributive prepositional phrase kata polin {κατὰ πόλιν | ka-tá pó-lin} “in every city” emphasizes repeated testimony.
In context — Acts 20:23
Except that the Holy Spirit in every city testifies to me, saying that bonds and afflictions await me.
About this coordinate
Acts 20:23:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 20:23, so the Greek word πόλιν (polin) 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.20.23.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.23.W8.S1) and character.