Acts 23:2:12Acts.23.2.W12TAB
στόμα
stoma
“mouth”
- Transliteration
- STO-ma
- Extended
- STOH-mah
- IPA
- /ˈsto.ma/
Meaning by language
- English
- mouth
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
STO-ma
- sentence
ho de ar-khi-e-REUS ha-na-NI-as e-PE-ta-ksen tois pa-re-STÔ-sin au-TOI TYP-tein au-TOU to STO-ma
Exegesis
The genitive autou {αὐτοῦ | autoû} and accusative to stoma {τὸ στόμα | to stóma} specify the precise target, “his mouth,” narrowing the action to a symbolic attack on speech rather than a general blow. In English, the participial phrase is rendered as “those standing near him” and “those beside him” to maintain the sense of attendant bystanders, while the infinitive clause is expressed with a finite verb (“to strike,” “to hit”) to produce natural narrative flow without losing the force of the original command.
Root and etymology
stom-sigma–tau–omicron–mu
“mouth, opening”
In context — Acts 23:2
But the high priest Ananias ordered those standing near him to strike him on the mouth .
About this coordinate
Acts 23:2:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 23:2, so the Greek word στόμα (stoma) 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.23.2.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.2.W12.S1) and character.