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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Result
λυ + σί + ας
ly + si + as
lysias

Alphabet Analysis

Lambdal — as in law
Upsiloni — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Iotai — as in machine
Alphaah — as in father
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    ly-SI-as

  2. 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 contextActs 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.