Acts 21:34:15Acts.21.34.W15TAB
ἀσφαλὲς
asphales
“the certainty”
- Transliteration
- a-spha-LES
- Extended
- ah-sphah-LEHS
- IPA
- /as.pʰaˈles/
Meaning by language
- English
- the certainty
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
a-spha-LES
- sentence
AL-loi DE AL-lo ti e-pe-PHO-noun en tôi O-khloi MÊ dy-na-ME-nou DE au-TOU GNÔ-nai to a-spha-LES di-A ton THO-ry-bon e-KE-leu-sen A-ges-thai au-TON eis tên pa-rem-bo-LÊN
Exegesis
The nominalized adjective to asphalés {τὸ ἀσφαλὲς | tò asphalés} ‘the certainty’ denotes the reliable information sought, while dia ton thórybon {διὰ τὸν θόρυβον | diá tón thórybon} ‘because of the uproar’ identifies the barrier to clarity.
Root and etymology
sphállōsigma–phi–alpha–lambda–lambda–omega
“to make firm, steadfast”
In context — Acts 21:34
Some in the crowd shouted one thing and others another; and since he could not learn what was certain because of the uproar , he commanded that he be taken into the barracks.
About this coordinate
Acts 21:34:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 21:34, so the Greek word ἀσφαλὲς (asphales) 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.21.34.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.34.W15.S1) and character.