Acts 21:9:5Acts.21.9.W5TAB
τέσσαρες
tessares
“four”
- Transliteration
- TEs-sa-res
- Extended
- TEHS-sah-rehs
- IPA
- /ˈtes.sa.res/
Meaning by language
- English
- four
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TEs-sa-res
- sentence
TOU-tōi de Ê-san thy-ga-TE-res TEs-sa-res par-THE-noi pro-phê-TEU-ou-sai
Exegesis
The phrase thugateres tessares {θυγατέρες τέσσαρες | thugatéres téssares} orders ‘daughters’ before ‘four,’ emphasizing relationship then number.
In context — Acts 21:9
But to this man there were four daughters , virgins, who were prophesying .
About this coordinate
Acts 21:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 21:9, so the Greek word τέσσαρες (tessares) 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.21.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.21.9.W5.S1) and character.