Acts 23:34:7Acts.23.34.W7TAB
ἐπαρχείας
eparkheias
“province”
- Transliteration
- e-par-KHEI-as
- Extended
- eh-par-KHEI-ahs
- IPA
- /e.parˈkʰi.as/
Meaning by language
- English
- province
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-par-KHEI-as
- sentence
a-na-GNOUS de kai e-pe-rō-TÊE-sas ek POI-as e-par-KHEI-as e-STIN kai py-tho-ME-nos HO-ti a-PO ki-li-KI-as
Exegesis
The phrase ek poias eparcheias estin {ἐκ ποίας ἐπαρχείας ἐστὶν | ek po-í-as e-par-kheí-as é-stin} is an indirect question framed with the preposition ek and the interrogative poias modifying eparcheias, expressing concern for the man’s jurisdictional origin.
Root and etymology
eparchosepsilon–pi–alpha–rho–chi–omicron–sigma
“provincial governor”
In context — Acts 23:34
And after reading the letter, and asking from which province he was, and learning that he was from Cilicia ,
About this coordinate
Acts 23:34:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 23:34, so the Greek word ἐπαρχείας (eparkheias) 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.23.34.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.34.W7.S1) and character.