Acts 23:16:6Acts.23.16.W6TAB
ἀδελφῆς
adelphês
“sister”
- Transliteration
- a-del-PHÊS
- Extended
- ah-dehl-PHAYS
- IPA
- /a.delˈpʰɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- sister
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-del-PHÊS
- sentence
a-KOU-sas de ho hy-OS tês a-del-PHÊS PAU-lou tên e-NE-dran pa-ra-ge-NO-me-nos kai ei-sel-THÔN eis tên pa-rem-bo-LÊN a-PÊNG-gei-len tôi PAU-lôi
Exegesis
The nominative phrase ho huios tēs adelphēs Paulou {ὁ υἱὸς τῆς ἀδελφῆς Παύλου | ho huiòs tês adelphês Paúlou} identifies the subject through a genitive chain that defines him as Paul’s nephew.
Root and etymology
adelphosalpha–delta–epsilon–lambda–phi–omicron–sigma
“sibling, one from the same womb”
In context — Acts 23:16
But when the son of Paul's sister heard of the ambush , having arrived and having entered into the barracks, he reported it to Paul.
About this coordinate
Acts 23:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 23:16, so the Greek word ἀδελφῆς (adelphês) 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.23.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.16.W6.S1) and character.