Acts 23:1:20Acts.23.1.W20TAB
ἡμέρας
hêmeras
“day”
- Transliteration
- hê-ME-ras
- Extended
- hay-MEH-rahs
- IPA
- /hɛːˈme.ras/
Meaning by language
- English
- day
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
hê-ME-ras
- sentence
a-te-NEE-sas de ho PAU-los tôi sy-ne-DRI-ō EI-pen AN-dres a-del-PHOI e-GŌ PA-sēi sy-nei-DÊ-sei a-ga-THÊi pe-po-LI-teu-mai tôi the-Ôi A-khri TAU-tēs tês hê-ME-ras
Exegesis
Finally, the prepositional phrase achri tautes tes hemeras {ἄχρι ταύτης τῆς ἡμέρας | Á-chri TAU-tēs tēs hē-MÉ-ras} “until this day” sets the temporal boundary, emphasizing the consistency of Paul’s behavior. In English rendering, the formal translation retains the participial opening to mirror the Greek structure, whereas the dynamic translation converts it to a finite verb (“fixed his gaze”) to produce a more natural contemporary narrative flow.
In context — Acts 23:1
But Paul, having looked intently at the council, said, “Men, brothers, I have conducted myself with all good conscience before God until this very day.”
About this coordinate
Acts 23:1:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Acts 23:1, so the Greek word ἡμέρας (hêmeras) 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.23.1.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.1.W20.S1) and character.