Acts 20:26:6Acts.20.26.W6TAB
σήμερον
sêmeron
“today”
- Transliteration
- SÊ-me-ron
- Extended
- SÊh-meh-rohn
- IPA
- /ˈseː.me.ron/
Meaning by language
- English
- today
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
SÊ-me-ron
- sentence
di-O-ti mar-TY-ro-mai hy-MEEN en têi SÊ-me-ron hê-ME-rai HO-ti ka-tha-ROS EI-mi a-PO tou HAI-ma-tos PAN-tōn
Exegesis
The phrase en tē semeron hēmera {ἐν τῇ σήμερον ἡμέρᾳ | en tē sḗ-me-ron hē-mé-ra} literally ‘in the today day’ emphasizes immediacy and solemnity by locating the declaration on a specific, momentous occasion.
In context — Acts 20:26
Therefore I testify to you this day that I am innocent of the blood of all.
About this coordinate
Acts 20:26:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 20:26, so the Greek word σήμερον (sêmeron) 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.20.26.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.26.W6.S1) and character.