Acts 22:19:14Acts.22.19.W14TAB
συναγωγὰς
synagōgas
“synagogues”
- Transliteration
- sy-na-gō-GAS
- Extended
- syoo-nah-goh-GAHS
- IPA
- /sy.na.ɡɔːˈɡas/
Meaning by language
- English
- synagogues
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sy-na-gō-GAS
- sentence
ka-GO EI-pon KY-ree-e au-TOI e-PI-stan-tai HO-ti e-GO Ê-min phy-la-KI-zōn kai DE-rōn ka-TA tas sy-na-gō-GAS tous pi-STE-u-on-tas e-PI SE
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase kata tas synagogas {κατὰ τὰς συναγωγὰς | ka-tá tas su-na-gō-gás} ‘throughout the synagogues’ indicates distribution, and the substantive participle tous pisteuontas {τοὺς πιστεύοντας | tous pis-teú-on-tas} ‘the believing ones’ names the victims.
Root and etymology
synagōsigma–upsilon–nu–alpha–gamma–omega
“gather together, assemble”
In context — Acts 22:19
And I said, “Lord , they themselves know that I was imprisoning and beating in the synagogues those who believe in You.”
About this coordinate
Acts 22:19:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Acts 22:19, so the Greek word συναγωγὰς (synagōgas) 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.22.19.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.19.W14.S1) and character.