Acts 21:23:11Acts.21.23.W11TAB
εὐχὴν
eukhên
“a vow”
- Transliteration
- eu-KHÊN
- Extended
- eu-KHAYN
- IPA
- /euˈkʰɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- a vow
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
eu-KHÊN
- sentence
TOU-to OUN POI-ê-son HO soi LE-go-men ei-SEEN hê-MEEN AN-dres TES-sa-res eu-KHÊN E-khon-tes aph he-au-TÔN
Exegesis
The participial phrase euchen echontes aph heauton {εὐχὴν ἔχοντες ἀφʼ ἑαυτῶν | eu-khḗn é-khon-tes aph he-au-tō̂n} modifies andres and specifies that these men are characterized by a vow from themselves, with aph heauton marking its self-imposed nature. In English this is best rendered with a relative clause (“who have a vow upon them”) or a participial construction (“who are under a vow they have taken upon themselves”) to preserve both clarity and the voluntary, self-imposed character of the vow.
Root and etymology
euchomaiepsilon–upsilon–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to vow, pray”
In context — Acts 21:23
Therefore do this that we say to you: There are four men among us who have a vow upon them.
About this coordinate
Acts 21:23:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 21:23, so the Greek word εὐχὴν (eukhên) 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.21.23.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.23.W11.S1) and character.