Acts 21:21:6Acts.21.21.W6TAB
ἀποστασίαν
apostasian
“apostasy”
- Transliteration
- a-po-sta-SI-an
- Extended
- ah-poh-stah-SIH-ahn
- IPA
- /a.po.staˈsi.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- apostasy
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-po-sta-SI-an
- sentence
ka-tê-KHAY-thê-san de pe-RI sou HO-ti a-po-sta-SI-an di-DAS-keis a-PO mō-y-se-OOS tous ka-TA ta ETH-nê PAN-tas iou-da-EE-ous LE-gōn mê pe-ri-TEM-nein au-TOUS ta TEK-na mê-DE tois E-the-sin pe-ri-pa-TEIN
Exegesis
The conjunction hoti {ὅτι | hóti} marks the start of the content clause, within which apostasian didaskeis apo Mōuseōs {ἀποστασίαν διδάσκεις ἀπὸ Μωϋσέως | apostasían didáskeis apò Mōuséōs} places the accusative noun ‘apostasy’ first for emphasis, with apo Mōuseōs specifying a break from Mosaic law.
Root and etymology
aphistēmialpha–phi–iota–sigma–tau–eta–mu–iota
“to stand away, to revolt”
In context — Acts 21:21
They have been informed that you teach all the Jews among the Gentiles apostasy from Moses, saying that they should not circumcise their children or walk in the customs.
About this coordinate
Acts 21:21:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 21:21, so the Greek word ἀποστασίαν (apostasian) 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.21.21.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.21.W6.S1) and character.