Acts 26:15:9Acts.26.15.W9TAB
κύριος
kyreeos
“Lord”
- Transliteration
- KY-ree-os
- Extended
- kyoo-REE-ohs
- IPA
- /ˈky.ri.os/
Meaning by language
- English
- Lord
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KY-ree-os
- sentence
e-GÔ de EI-pa TIS EI KY-ree-e ho de KY-ree-os EI-pen e-GÔ EI-mi ee-ay-SOOS hon sy di-Ô-keis
Exegesis
The second narrative frame ho de kyrios eipen {ὁ δὲ κύριος εἶπεν | ho dè ký-rios eî-pen} places “the Lord” as the explicit subject, again linked by de, forming a balanced exchange between Saul’s question and the Lord’s reply.
Root and etymology
kyrioskappa–upsilon–rho–iota–omicron–sigma
“lord, master, one in authority”
In context — Acts 26:15
And I said, “Who are You, Lord ?” And the Lord said, “I am Jesus , whom you are persecuting.”
About this coordinate
Acts 26:15:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 26:15, so the Greek word κύριος (kyreeos) 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.26.15.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.15.W9.S1) and character.