Acts 26:29:32Acts.26.29.W32TAB
δεσμῶν
desmôn
“chains”
- Transliteration
- des-MÔN
- Extended
- dehs-MOHN
- IPA
- /desˈmɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- chains
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
des-MÔN
- sentence
ho de PAU-los eu-KSAI-mên AN tôi the-ÔI KAI en o-LI-gôi KAI en me-GA-lôi ou MO-non se al-LA KAI PAN-tas tous a-KOU-on-TAS mou SÊ-me-ron ge-NE-sthai toi-OU-tous ho-POI-os KAI e-GÔ EI-mi pa-rek-TOS tôn des-MÔN TOU-tôn
Exegesis
Finally, the prepositional phrase parektos tōn desmōn toutōn {παρεκτὸς τῶν δεσμῶν τούτων | parektós tō̂n desmῶν toútōn} introduces an exception, explicitly excluding Paul’s chains from the desired likeness. Both reconstructions preserve the optative’s prayer nuance and the merism’s contrast.
Root and etymology
desmosdelta–epsilon–sigma–mu–omicron–sigma
“bond, chain”
In context — Acts 26:29
But Paul said, “I would wish to God that, whether in a little or in much, not only you but also all who are hearing me today might become such as I am—except for these chains .”
About this coordinate
Acts 26:29:32 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 32 of Acts 26:29, so the Greek word δεσμῶν (desmôn) 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.26.29.W32, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.29.W32.S1) and character.