Acts 21:7:14Acts.21.7.W14TAB
ἀδελφοὺς
adelphous
“brothers”
- Transliteration
- a-del-PHOUS
- Extended
- ah-dehl-PHOOS
- IPA
- /a.delˈpʰuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- brothers
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
a-del-PHOUS
- sentence
hê-MEIS de ton PLOUN di-a-NU-san-tes a-PO TY-rou ka-tên-TE-sa-men eis pto-le-ma-I-da kai a-spa-SA-me-noi tous a-del-PHOUS e-MEI-na-men hê-ME-ran MI-an par au-TOIS
Exegesis
The object of the greeting is tous adelphous {τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς | toús a-del-phoús} “the brothers,” denoting fellow believers.
Root and etymology
adelphosalpha–delta–epsilon–lambda–phi–omicron–sigma
“brother, kin”
In context — Acts 21:7
When we had completed the voyage from Tyre, we arrived at Ptolemais; we greeted the brothers and stayed with them for one day.
About this coordinate
Acts 21:7:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Acts 21:7, so the Greek word ἀδελφοὺς (adelphous) 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.21.7.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.7.W14.S1) and character.