Acts 21:17:6Acts.21.17.W6TAB
ἀσμένως
asmenōs
“gladly”
- Transliteration
- as-ME-nōs
- Extended
- ahs-MEH-nohs
- IPA
- /asˈme.nɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- gladly
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
as-ME-nōs
- sentence
ge-no-ME-nōn de hê-MON eis hi-e-ro-SO-ly-ma as-ME-nōs a-pe-DEK-san-to hê-MAS hoi a-del-PHOI
Exegesis
The adverb asménōs {ἀσμένως | asménōs} ‘gladly’ modifies the main verb and conveys the manner of reception.
Root and etymology
asmenosalpha–sigma–mu–epsilon–nu–omicron–sigma
“glad, willing”
In context — Acts 21:17
When we arrived in Jerusalem, the brothers welcomed us gladly .
About this coordinate
Acts 21:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 21:17, so the Greek word ἀσμένως (asmenōs) 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.21.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.17.W6.S1) and character.