Acts 22:9:12Acts.22.9.W12TAB
φωνὴν
phōnên
“voice”
- Transliteration
- phō-NÊN
- Extended
- phoh-NAYN
- IPA
- /pʰɔːˈnɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- voice
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
phō-NÊN
- sentence
hoi DE syn e-MOI ON-tes to MEN PHÔS e-the-A-san-to tên DE phō-NÊN ouk Ê-kou-san tou la-loûn-TOS MOI
Exegesis
The correlative particles men–de {μέν–δὲ | mén–dè} introduce a balanced contrast between what the companions did perceive and what they did not: to men phos etheasanto {τὸ μὲν φῶς ἐθεάσαντο | tó mén phôs etheásanto} ‘on the one hand, they saw the light’ versus ten de phonen ouk ekousan {τὴν δὲ φωνὴν οὐκ ἤκουσαν | tén dè phōnḕn ouk ḗkousan} ‘but, on the other hand, they did not hear the voice’.
The object phos {φῶς | phôs} ‘light’ is neuter, while phonen {φωνὴν | phōnḕn} ‘voice’ is feminine, each marked with its own article, underscoring two distinct sensory phenomena.
Root and etymology
phon-phi–omega–nu
“sound, voice, cry”
In context — Acts 22:9
But those who were with me saw the light indeed, but they did not hear the voice of Him who was speaking to me.
About this coordinate
Acts 22:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 22:9, so the Greek word φωνὴν (phōnên) 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.22.9.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.22.9.W12.S1) and character.