Acts 24:12:5Acts.24.12.W5TAB
ἱερῷ
hieroi
“temple”
- Transliteration
- hi-e-ROI
- Extended
- hee-eh-ROI
- IPA
- /hi.eˈrɔi/
Meaning by language
- English
- temple
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron |
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Word in context
- word
hi-e-ROI
- sentence
KAI OU-te en tôi hi-e-ROI heu-RON me pros ti-na di-a-le-GO-me-non ê e-PI-sta-sin poi-OUN-ta O-khlou OU-te en TAIS sy-na-gô-GAIS OU-te ka-TA tên PO-lin
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase en tō hierō {ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ | en tôi hi-e-rō̂} sets the first locale, the temple precincts.
Root and etymology
hierosiota–epsilon–rho–omicron–sigma
“sacred, holy”
In context — Acts 24:12
And neither in the temple did they find me engaging with anyone in discussion , or causing an uprising of a crowd, nor in the synagogues, nor throughout the city.
About this coordinate
Acts 24:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 24:12, so the Greek word ἱερῷ (hieroi) 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.24.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.24.12.W5.S1) and character.