Acts 22:2:6Acts.22.2.W6TAB
διαλέκτῳ
dialektô
“language”
- Transliteration
- di-a-LEK-tô
- Extended
- dih-ah-LEHK-toh
- IPA
- /di.aˈlek.tɔː/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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The word
Word in context
- word
di-a-LEK-tô
- 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 dative phrase tē Hebraidi dialektō {τῇ Ἑβραΐδι διαλέκτῳ | tē̂ Hebraídi dialéktō} “in the Hebrew dialect” is a dative of means or manner, specifying the linguistic medium through which Paul was speaking and providing the causal basis for the reaction that follows.
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 22:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 22:2, so the Greek word διαλέκτῳ (dialektô) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.2.W6.S1) and character.