Acts 21:5:7Acts.21.5.W7TAB
ἡμέρας
hêmeras
“days”
- Transliteration
- hê-ME-ras
- Extended
- HAY-MEH-rahs
- IPA
- /hɛːˈme.ras/
Meaning by language
- English
- days
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
hê-ME-ras
- sentence
HO-te de e-GHE-ne-to ek-sar-TI-sai hê-MAS tas hê-ME-ras ek-sel-THON-tes e-po-reu-O-me-tha pro-pem-PON-tōn hê-MAS PAN-tōn syn gy-nai-KSI KAI TEK-nois HE-ōs EK-sō tês PO-le-ōs KAI THEN-tes ta GO-na-ta e-PI ton ai-gi-a-LON pro-seu-KSA-me-noi
Exegesis
The infinitive exartisai {ἐξαρτίσαι | ex-ar-tí-sai} ‘to complete’ depends on egeneto to express the completion of tas hemeras {τὰς ἡμέρας | tàs hē-mé-ras} ‘the days’, indicating a set period.
Root and etymology
hēmer-eta–mu–epsilon–rho
“day, daylight”
In context — Acts 21:5
When our days were completed , we left and continued our journey, and all of them—with wives and children—escorted us outside the city; then, after kneeling on the shore, we prayed .
About this coordinate
Acts 21:5:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 21:5, so the Greek word ἡμέρας (hêmeras) 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.21.5.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.5.W7.S1) and character.