Acts 23:8:16Acts.23.8.W16TAB
ἀμφότερα
amphotera
“both”
- Transliteration
- am-PHO-te-ra
- Extended
- ahm-PHOH-teh-rah
- IPA
- /amˈpʰo.te.ra/
Meaning by language
- English
- both
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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Word in context
- word
am-PHO-te-ra
- sentence
sad-dou-KAI-oi men gar LE-goo-sin mê EI-nai a-NA-sta-sin MÊ-te AN-ge-lon MÊ-te PNEU-ma pha-ri-SAIOI de ho-mo-lo-GOU-sin ta am-PHO-te-ra
Exegesis
The second clause, introduced by de {δὲ | de} ‘but’, parallels the first, with homologousin {ὁμολογοῦσιν | ho-mo-lo-goû-sin} ‘they acknowledge, confess’ as its main verb and ta amphotera {τὰ ἀμφότερα | ta am-phó-te-ra} ‘the both’ as its object. The neuter plural adjective amphotera used substantivally sums up the preceding items as two opposed camps of belief (the denial and the affirmation). English rendering preserves the contrast by using “for… but” and by keeping the negative series for the Sadducees distinct from the affirmative summary for the Pharisees, while turning the infinitival clause into a finite clause (“there is no…”) for natural idiom.
In context — Acts 23:8
For the Sadducees indeed say there is no resurrection, neither angel nor spirit; but the Pharisees acknowledge them both.
About this coordinate
Acts 23:8:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Acts 23:8, so the Greek word ἀμφότερα (amphotera) 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.23.8.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.23.8.W16.S1) and character.