Acts 22:7:5Acts.22.7.W5TAB
ἔδαφος
edaphos
“ground”
- Transliteration
- E-da-phos
- Extended
- EH-dah-phohs
- IPA
- /ˈe.da.pʰos/
Meaning by language
- English
- ground
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| 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
E-da-phos
- sentence
E-pe-SA te eis to E-da-phos KAI Ê-kou-sa phō-NÊS le-GOU-sês moi sa-OUL sa-OUL TI me di-Ō-keis
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis to edaphos {εἰς τὸ ἔδαφος | eis to édaphos} ‘into the ground’ uses eis to indicate motion and completion of the fall.
In context — Acts 22:7
And I fell to the ground, and I heard a voice saying to me, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me ?”
About this coordinate
Acts 22:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 22:7, so the Greek word ἔδαφος (edaphos) 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.22.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.7.W5.S1) and character.