Acts 21:24:11Acts.21.24.W11TAB
ξυρήσονται
ksyrêesontai
“they will shave”
- Transliteration
- ksy-RÊE-so-ntai
- Extended
- ksy-RAY-sohn-tai
- IPA
- /ksyˈrɛː.son.tai/
Meaning by language
- English
- they will shave
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Alphabet Analysis
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
ksy-RÊE-so-ntai
- sentence
TOU-tous pa-ra-la-BON hag-NIS-thê-ti syn au-TOIS KAI da-PA-nê-son ep au-TOIS HI-na ksy-RÊE-so-ntai tên ke-pha-LÊN KAI GNÔ-so-ntai PAN-tes HO-ti hôn ka-TÊ-khê-ntai pe-RI sou ou-DEN ES-tin al-LA stoi-KHEIS KAI au-TOS phy-LAS-sôn ton NO-mon
Exegesis
The purpose clause hina xuresontai {ἵνα ξυρήσονται | hína xurḗsontai} “so that they will shave” takes the object ten kephalen {τὴν κεφαλήν | tḕn kephalḗn}.
In context — Acts 21:24
Take these men and undergo purification alongside them, and assume their expenses so that they may shave their heads. Then all will recognize that the claims made about you have no basis, yet you yourself maintain a disciplined life, keeping the law .
About this coordinate
Acts 21:24:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 21:24, so the Greek word ξυρήσονται (ksyrêesontai) 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.21.24.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.24.W11.S1) and character.