Acts 20:34:5Acts.20.34.W5TAB
χρείαις
khreeais
“needs”
- Transliteration
- KHREE-ais
- Extended
- KHREE-ais
- IPA
- /kʰriːˈais/
Meaning by language
- English
- needs
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
KHREE-ais
- sentence
au-TOI gi-NO-ske-te HO-ti tais KHREE-ais mou kai tois OU-si met e-MOU hy-pay-REH-tay-san hai KHEI-res HAU-tai
Exegesis
Within this clause, two coordinated dative phrases, tais chreiais mou {ταῖς χρείαις μου | taîs khreí-ais mou} and kai tois ousi met’ emou {καὶ τοῖς οὖσι μετʼ ἐμοῦ | kaí toîs oû-si met’ e-mou}, function as datives of advantage, indicating those for whom the action was performed: Paul’s own needs and those of the people who were with him.
In context — Acts 20:34
You yourselves know that these hands have served my needs and the needs of those who were with me.
About this coordinate
Acts 20:34:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 20:34, so the Greek word χρείαις (khreeais) 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.20.34.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.34.W5.S1) and character.