Acts 21:23:9Acts.21.23.W9TAB
ἄνδρες
andres
“men”
- Transliteration
- AN-dres
- Extended
- AHN-drehs
- IPA
- /ˈan.dres/
Meaning by language
- English
- men
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
AN-dres
- 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
In the second clause, eisin hemin {εἰσὶν ἡμῖν | ei-sín hē-mîn} uses a dative of advantage to convey possession (“we have”), followed by andres tessares {ἄνδρες τέσσαρες | án-dres tés-sa-res} ‘four men’.
Root and etymology
aneralpha–nu–eta–rho
“adult man”
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 21:23:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 21:23, so the Greek word ἄνδρες (andres) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.23.W9.S1) and character.