Acts 21:38:22Acts.21.38.W22TAB
σικαρίων
sikariōn
“assassins”
- Transliteration
- si-ka-RI-ōn
- Extended
- sih-kah-RIH-ohn
- IPA
- /si.kaˈri.ɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- assassins
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
si-ka-RI-ōn
- sentence
ouk A-ra sy ei ho ai-GYP-ti-os ho pro TOU-tōn tōn hê-me-RŌN a-na-sta-TŌ-sas kai eks-a-ga-GŌN eis tēn E-rē-mon tous te-tra-kis-khi-LI-ous AN-dras tōn si-ka-RI-ōn
Exegesis
The directional phrase eis tēn erēmon {εἰς τὴν ἔρημον | eis tḕn érēmon} ‘into the wilderness’ specifies the destination, and the accusative object tous tetrakischilious andras tōn sikariōn {τοὺς τετρακισχιλίους ἄνδρας τῶν σικαρίων | tous tetrakischilíous ándras tôn sikariṓn} quantifies the group with a cardinal numeral and identifies them by a genitive of group. In English, the participial construction is rendered as a finite relative clause for clarity while preserving the inferential nuance of the opening.
Root and etymology
Rootsigma–iota–kappa–alpha–rho–iota–omicron–sigma
“dagger-man, assassin”
In context — Acts 21:38
Are you not, then, the Egyptian who, before these days, stirred up a revolt and led the four thousand men of the Sicarii out into the wilderness?
About this coordinate
Acts 21:38:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Acts 21:38, so the Greek word σικαρίων (sikariōn) 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.21.38.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.38.W22.S1) and character.