Acts 21:32:6Acts.21.32.W6TAB
ἑκατοντάρχας
hekatontarkhas
“centurions”
- Transliteration
- he-ka-ton-TAR-khas
- Extended
- heh-kah-tohn-TAR-khahs
- IPA
- /he.ka.tonˈtar.kʰas/
Meaning by language
- English
- centurions
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
he-ka-ton-TAR-khas
- sentence
hos ek-sau-TÊS pa-ra-la-BŌN stra-ti-Ō-tas KAI he-ka-ton-TAR-khas ka-TE-dra-men ep au-TOUS hoi de i-DON-tes ton khi-LI-ar-khon KAI tous stra-ti-Ō-tas e-PAU-san-to TYP-ton-tes ton PAU-lon
Exegesis
The aorist active participle paralabon {παραλαβὼν | paralabôn} ‘having taken along’ functions as an attendant circumstance participle, with its objects stratiotas {στρατιώτας | stratiótas} ‘soldiers’ and hekatontarchas {ἑκατοντάρχας | hekatontárkhas} ‘centurions’ indicating the means of action.
In context — Acts 21:32
At once he took soldiers and centurions and ran down upon them; but when they saw the tribune and the soldiers, they stopped beating Paul .
About this coordinate
Acts 21:32:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 21:32, so the Greek word ἑκατοντάρχας (hekatontarkhas) 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.21.32.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.32.W6.S1) and character.