Acts 22:19:3Acts.22.19.W3TAB
Κύριε
kyreee
“Lord”
- Transliteration
- KY-ree-e
- Extended
- KY-ree-eh
- IPA
- /ˈky.ri.e/
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 | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
KY-ree-e
- 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 aorist eipon {εἶπον | eî-pon} signals direct address marked by the vocative Kyrie {Κύριε | Ký-ri-e} ‘Lord’, framing the testimony.
Root and etymology
kyrioskappa–upsilon–rho–iota–omicron–sigma
“lord, master”
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 22:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 22:19, so the Greek word Κύριε (kyreee) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.19.W3.S1) and character.