Acts 22:10:8Acts.22.10.W8TAB
κύριος
kyrios
“Lord”
- Transliteration
- KY-ri-os
- Extended
- KYOO-ree-ohs
- IPA
- /ˈky.ri.os/
Meaning by language
- English
- Lord
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KY-ri-os
- sentence
EI-pon DE TI poi-EE-sô KY-ri-e ho de KY-ri-os EI-pen PROS me a-na-STAS po-REU-ou eis da-mas-KON ka-KEI soi la-lê-THÊ-se-tai pe-RI PAN-tōn hôn TE-tak-tai soi poi-Ê-sai
Exegesis
The response is prefaced by ὁ δὲ κύριος εἶπεν {ὁ δὲ κύριος εἶπεν | ho dè kú-ri-os eî-pen}, with the article plus δὲ placing contrastive emphasis on the speaker.
Root and etymology
kyroskappa–upsilon–rho–omicron–sigma
“authority, power”
In context — Acts 22:10
And I said, “What shall I do, Lord?” And the Lord said to me, “Stand up and go into Damascus, and there you will be informed about everything that has been set in place for you to do .”
About this coordinate
Acts 22:10:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 22:10, so the Greek word κύριος (kyrios) 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.22.10.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.10.W8.S1) and character.