Acts 21:40:22Acts.21.40.W22TAB
διαλέκτῳ
dialektôi
“language”
- Transliteration
- di-a-LEK-tôi
- Extended
- dih-ah-LEHK-toi
- IPA
- /di.aˈlek.tɔːi/
Meaning by language
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- language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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The word
Word in context
- word
di-a-LEK-tôi
- 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
The verb prosephōnēsen {προσεφώνησεν | prosephṓnēsen} ‘he addressed’ is modified by the dative of manner tē Hebraidi dialektō {τῇ Ἑβραΐδι διαλέκτῳ | tē Hebraḯdi dialéktō} ‘in the Hebrew language’, highlighting his choice of the audience’s native tongue.
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 21:40:22 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 22 of Acts 21:40, so the Greek word διαλέκτῳ (dialektôi) 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.W22, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.40.W22.S1) and character.