Acts 25:3:9Acts.25.3.W9TAB
Ἰερουσαλήμ
ierousalêm
“Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- ie-rou-sa-LÊM
- Extended
- ee-eh-roo-sah-LÊM
- IPA
- /i.e.rou.saˈlɛːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jerusalem
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother |
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Word in context
- word
ie-rou-sa-LÊM
- sentence
ai-TOU-me-noi KHA-rin kat au-TOU HO-pōs me-ta-PEM-psē-tai au-TON eis ie-rou-sa-LÊM e-NÉ-dran poi-OUN-tes a-ne-LEIN au-TON ka-TA tēn ho-DON
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis Ierousalem {εἰς Ἰερουσαλήμ | eis Ierousalḗm} marks Jerusalem as the destination of this requested transfer.
In context — Acts 25:3
They were asking a favor against him so that he might send for him to Jerusalem, making an ambush to kill him along the road .
About this coordinate
Acts 25:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 25:3, so the Greek word Ἰερουσαλήμ (ierousalêm) 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.25.3.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.25.3.W9.S1) and character.