Acts 20:35:6Acts.20.35.W6TAB
κοπιῶντας
kopiōntas
“working hard”
- Transliteration
- ko-pi-ŌN-tas
- Extended
- koh-pih-OHN-tahs
- IPA
- /ko.piˈɔːn.tas/
Meaning by language
- English
- working hard
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ko-pi-ŌN-tas
- sentence
PAN-ta hy-PE-dei-ksa hy-MEEN HO-ti HOU-tōs ko-pi-ŌN-tas DEI an-ti-lam-BA-ne-sthai tōn as-the-NOUN-tōn mnē-mo-NEU-ein te tōn LO-gōn tou KY-ree-ou ee-ay-SOO HO-ti au-TOS EI-pen ma-KA-ri-on ES-tin MAL-lon di-DO-nai Ê lam-BA-nein
Exegesis
Within that clause, houtōs {οὕτως | hoûtōs} ‘in this way’ modifies the participle kopiōntas {κοπιῶντας | kopiṓntas} ‘laboring’, indicating manner.
Root and etymology
koposkópos
“labor, toil”
In context — Acts 20:35
I have shown you all things, that in this way by laboring it is necessary to help the weak and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus , that He Himself said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
About this coordinate
Acts 20:35:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 20:35, so the Greek word κοπιῶντας (kopiōntas) 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.20.35.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.20.35.W6.S1) and character.