Acts 20:29:16Acts.20.29.W16TAB
ποιμνίου
poimniou
“flock”
- Transliteration
- poi-MNI-ou
- Extended
- poi-MNIH-oo
- IPA
- /poi̯mˈni.uː/
Meaning by language
- English
- flock
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
poi-MNI-ou
- sentence
e-GO OI-da HO-ti ei-se-LEU-son-tai me-TA tên A-phi-ksIN mou LY-koi ba-REIS eis hy-MAS mê phei-DO-me-noi tou poi-MNI-ou
Exegesis
The genitive phrase tou poimniou {τοῦ ποιμνίου | toû poi-mní-ou} “the flock” presents the congregation under pastoral care, sustaining the shepherd imagery in the larger discourse. In translation, the Greek word order is adjusted to standard English subject–verb–object order, and the participle is rendered with a finite verb (“they will not spare the flock”) to communicate the ongoing ruthless action clearly and naturally.
In context — Acts 20:29
I know that after my departure, severe wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock .
About this coordinate
Acts 20:29:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Acts 20:29, so the Greek word ποιμνίου (poimniou) 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.20.29.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.29.W16.S1) and character.