Acts 21:40:17Acts.21.40.W17TAB
σιγῆς
sigês
“silence”
- Transliteration
- si-GÊS
- Extended
- sih-GEHS
- IPA
- /siˈɣɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- silence
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
si-GÊS
- sentence
e-pi-TRE-psan-tos de au-TOU ho PAU-los hes-TÔS e-PI tôn a-na-bath-MÔN ka-TE-sei-se têi khei-RI tôi la-ÔI pol-LÊS de si-GÊS ge-no-ME-nês pro-se-phÔ-nê-sen têi he-bra-I-di di-a-LEK-tôi LE-gōn
Exegesis
A second genitive absolute, pollēs de sigēs genomenēs {πολλῆς δὲ σιγῆς γενομένης | pollês de sigês genomenês} ‘when a great silence had come about’, marks the effect of his gesture and introduces the speech event.
Root and etymology
sigesigma–iota–gamma–eta
“silence”
In context — Acts 21:40
When he had granted permission, Paul stood on the steps and signaled with his hand to the people. When a great silence came, he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, saying,
About this coordinate
Acts 21:40:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Acts 21:40, so the Greek word σιγῆς (sigês) 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.21.40.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.40.W17.S1) and character.