Acts 24:2:10Acts.24.2.W10TAB
εἰρήνης
eirênês
“peace”
- Transliteration
- ei-RÊ-nês
- Extended
- ei-RÊ-nehs
- IPA
- /eiˈrɛː.nɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- peace
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ei-RÊ-nês
- clause
pol-LÊS ei-RÊ-nês tyn-KHA-no-men di-A sou KAI di-or-thō-MA-tōn gi-no-ME-nōn tō ETH-nei TOU-tō di-A tês sês pro-NOI-as KRA-tis-te PHÊ-liks
- sentence
klê-THEN-tos de au-TOU ÊR-ksa-to ka-tê-go-REIN ho TER-tyl-los LE-gōn pol-LÊS ei-RÊ-nês tyn-KHA-no-men di-A sou KAI di-or-thō-MA-tōn gi-no-ME-nōn tō ETH-nei TOU-tō di-A tês sês pro-NOI-as KRA-tis-te PHÊ-liks
Exegesis
Within the speech, the participle tynchánontes {τυγχάνοντές | tyn-chá-non-tés} governs the construction Pollēs eirēnēs tynchánontes {Πολλῆς εἰρήνης τυγχάνοντές | Pol-lês ei-rḗ-nēs tyn-chá-non-tés}, literally “obtaining much peace,” which is rendered as “we are enjoying great peace” to make explicit the implied first person plural subject of the address.
Root and etymology
eirōepsilon–iota–rho–omega
“to join, tie together into a whole”
In context — Acts 24:2
And when he had been summoned, Tertullus began to bring charges against him, saying, “Since we are enjoying great peace through you and since reforms are being carried out for this nation through your foresight,”
About this coordinate
Acts 24:2:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 24:2, so the Greek word εἰρήνης (eirênês) 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.24.2.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.24.2.W10.S1) and character.