Acts 23:17:15Acts.23.17.W15TAB
χιλίαρχον
khiliarkhon
“commander”
- Transliteration
- khi-LI-ar-khon
- Extended
- kʰee-LIH-ahr-kʰohn
- IPA
- /kʰiˈli.ar.kʰon/
Meaning by language
- English
- commander
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khi-LI-ar-khon
- sentence
pros-ka-le-SA-me-nos de ho PAU-los HE-na tôn he-ka-ton-tar-KHÔN E-phê ton ne-a-NI-an TOU-ton A-pa-ge pros ton khi-LI-ar-khon E-khei gar a-pan-GEI-LAI ti au-TÔ
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase pros ton chiliarchon {πρὸς τὸν χιλίαρχον | pros tón khi-LÍ-ar-khon} identifies the destination and the high-ranking Roman official who must receive the youth.
In context — Acts 23:17
But Paul called one of the centurions to him and said, “Take this young man to the commander , for he has something to report to him.”
About this coordinate
Acts 23:17:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 23:17, so the Greek word χιλίαρχον (khiliarkhon) 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.23.17.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.17.W15.S1) and character.