Acts 22:2:11Acts.22.2.W11TAB
ἡσυχίαν
hêsykhêan
“silence”
- Transliteration
- hê-sy-KHÊ-an
- Extended
- hê-syoo-KHÊ-ahn
- IPA
- /hɛː.syˈkʰi.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- silence
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Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hê-sy-KHÊ-an
- sentence
a-KOU-san-tes de HO-ti tê he-bra-I-di di-a-LEK-tô pro-se-PHÔ-nei au-TOIS MAL-lon pa-RES-khon hê-sy-KHÊ-an kai phê-SIN
Exegesis
The object hēsychian {ἡσυχίαν | hēsukhían} “silence” suggests not merely absence of noise but an attentive quietness.
Root and etymology
hēsychoseta with rough breathing–sigma–upsilon–chi–omicron–sigma
“quiet, still, at rest”
In context — Acts 22:2
But when they heard that he was addressing them in Hebrew language, they became even more silent, and he says:
About this coordinate
Acts 22:2:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 22:2, so the Greek word ἡσυχίαν (hêsykhêan) 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.22.2.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.2.W11.S1) and character.