Acts 24:7:3Acts.24.7.W3TAB
λυσίας
lysias
“Lysias”
- Transliteration
- ly-SI-as
- Extended
- lyoo-SI-ahs
- IPA
- /lyˈsi.as/
Meaning by language
- English
- Lysias
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| 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
ly-SI-as
- sentence
pa-rel-THÔN de ly-SI-as ho khi-li-AR-khos me-TA pol-LÊS BI-as ek tôn khei-RÔN hê-MON a-PÊ-ga-gen
Exegesis
The nominative phrase Lysias ho chilarchos {λυσίας ὁ χιλίαρχος | lu-si-ás ho khi-lí-ar-khos} identifies the Roman military official.
In context — Acts 24:7
But Lysias the commander came on the scene and, with much violence , took him away from our hands.
About this coordinate
Acts 24:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 24:7, so the Greek word λυσίας (lysias) 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.24.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.24.7.W3.S1) and character.