Acts 20:25:17Acts.20.25.W17TAB
κηρύσσων
kêryssōn
“proclaiming”
- Transliteration
- kê-RYS-sōn
- Extended
- kê-RYS-sohn
- IPA
- /kɛːˈrys.sɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- proclaiming
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kê-RYS-sōn
- sentence
KAI NYN i-DOU e-GÔ OI-da HO-ti ou-KE-ti OP-se-sthe to PRO-sô-pon mou hy-MEIS PAN-tes en HOIS di-ÊL-thon kê-RYS-sōn tên ba-si-LEI-an
Exegesis
The relative prepositional phrase en hois {ἐν οἷς | en hoîs} ‘among whom’ introduces the participial clause dielthon kerysson {διῆλθον κηρύσσων | di-êl-thon kē-rýs-sōn}, combining an aorist indicative with a present participle to portray Paul’s past itinerant ministry characterized by ongoing proclamation.
Root and etymology
keryxkappa–eta–rho–upsilon–xi
“herald, announcer”
In context — Acts 20:25
And now, behold, I know that you all, among whom I have gone about proclaiming the kingdom , will no longer see my face .
About this coordinate
Acts 20:25:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Acts 20:25, so the Greek word κηρύσσων (kêryssōn) 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.20.25.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.25.W17.S1) and character.