Acts 23:18:9Acts.23.18.W9TAB
χιλίαρχον
khiliarkhon
“tribune”
- Transliteration
- khi-LI-ar-khon
- Extended
- khee-LIH-ahr-khohn
- IPA
- /kʰiˈli.ar.kʰon/
Meaning by language
- English
- tribune
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
ho men oun pa-ra-la-BON au-TON Ê-ga-gen pros ton khi-LI-ar-khon kai phê-SIN ho DES-mi-os PAU-los pros-ka-le-SA-me-nos me ê-RÔ-tê-sen TOU-ton ton ne-a-NI-an a-ga-GEIN pros SE E-khon-TA ti la-LÊ-SAI soi
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase pros ton chiliarchon {πρὸς τὸν χιλίαρχον | pròs tón khi-lí-ar-khon} ‘to the tribune’ identifies the Roman officer as the goal of the movement.
In context — Acts 23:18
So then, the one who had taken him brought him to the tribune and said, “Paul the prisoner called me and asked me to bring this young man to you, for he has something to say to you.”
About this coordinate
Acts 23:18:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 23:18, 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.23.18.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.18.W9.S1) and character.