Acts 21:3:4Acts.21.3.W4TAB
Κύπρον
kypron
“Cyprus”
- Transliteration
- KY-pron
- Extended
- KYH-prohn
- IPA
- /ˈky.pron/
Meaning by language
- English
- Cyprus
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Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
KY-pron
- sentence
a-na-PHA-nan-tes de tên KY-pron kai ka-ta-li-PON-tes au-TÊN eu-Ô-ny-mon e-PLE-o-men eis sy-RI-an kai ka-TÊL-tho-men eis TY-ron e-KEI-se gar to PLOI-on ÊN a-po-phor-ti-DZO-me-non ton GO-mon
Exegesis
The adjective euonymon {εὐώνυμον | euṓnymon} as a modifier of Kypron {Κύπρον | Kýpron} specifies the ship’s orientation “to our left,” a typical navigational detail.
Root and etymology
kyparissoskappa–upsilon–pi–alpha–rho–iota–sigma–sigma–omicron–sigma
“cypress tree”
In context — Acts 21:3
When Cyprus came into view and we left it to our left, we sailed toward Syria and came ashore at Tyre, because there the ship was to unload its cargo .
About this coordinate
Acts 21:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 21:3, so the Greek word Κύπρον (kypron) 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.21.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.3.W4.S1) and character.