Acts 23:19:4Acts.23.19.W4TAB
χειρὸς
kheiros
“hand”
- Transliteration
- khei-ROS
- Extended
- kheh-ROHS
- IPA
- /kʰeiˈros/
Meaning by language
- English
- hand
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
khei-ROS
- sentence
e-pi-la-BO-me-nos de tês khei-ROS au-TOU ho khi-LI-ar-khos kai a-na-khô-RÊE-sas kat i-DEE-an e-pyn-THA-ne-to TEE es-TIN ho E-kheis a-pan-GEI-LAI moi
Exegesis
The genitive phrase tēs cheiros autou {τῆς χειρὸς αὐτοῦ | tēs kheirós autoû} ‘of his hand’ specifies the object of this initial action and highlights a personal, physical gesture from the superior officer.
Root and etymology
cheirchi–epsilon–iota–rho
“hand, agency”
In context — Acts 23:19
Then the commander took him by the hand and, after withdrawing privately, began to ask, “What is it that you have to declare to me?”
About this coordinate
Acts 23:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 23:19, so the Greek word χειρὸς (kheiros) 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.23.19.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.19.W4.S1) and character.