Acts 23:7:8Acts.23.7.W8TAB
Φαρισαίων
pharisaiōn
“Pharisees”
- Transliteration
- pha-ri-SAI-ōn
- Extended
- phah-ree-SAI-ohn
- IPA
- /pʰa.riˈsai.ɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- Pharisees
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
pha-ri-SAI-ōn
- sentence
TOU-to de au-TOU la-LOUN-tos e-GE-ne-to STA-sis tôn pha-ri-SAI-ōn kai sad-dou-kai-ŌN kai e-SKHI-sthê to PLÊ-thos
Exegesis
The genitive phrase tōn Pharisaion kai Saddoukaiōn {τῶν Φαρισαίων καὶ Σαδδουκαίων | tôn Pha-ri-saí-on kai Sad-dou-kaí-on} specifies the parties among whom the strife arises, marking them as the factions involved rather than the larger audience.
In context — Acts 23:7
But as he was saying this, a dissension arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the crowd was divided.
About this coordinate
Acts 23:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 23:7, so the Greek word Φαρισαίων (pharisaiōn) 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.23.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.7.W8.S1) and character.