Acts 25:18:12Acts.25.18.W12TAB
πονηρῶν
ponêrôn
“evil things”
- Transliteration
- po-nê-RÔN
- Extended
- poh-neh-RON
- IPA
- /po.nɛːˈrɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- evil things
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
po-nê-RÔN
- sentence
pe-RI hou sta-THE(n)-tes hoi ka-TÊ-go-roi ou-de-MI-an ai-TI-an E-phe-ron hôn e-GÔ hy-pe-NO-oun po-nê-RÔN
Exegesis
The relative clause hon ego hypenooun poneron {ὧν ἐγὼ ὑπενόουν πονηρῶν | hôn egṑ hypenóoun ponērôn} further qualifies “charge,” indicating that the anticipated accusations, described as “evil” in a genitive of quality, did not materialize.
In context — Acts 25:18
Concerning him, when the accusers had stood, they brought no charge of the evil things that I was supposing .
About this coordinate
Acts 25:18:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 25:18, so the Greek word πονηρῶν (ponêrôn) 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.25.18.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.18.W12.S1) and character.