Acts 26:3:9Acts.26.3.W9TAB
ἐθῶν
ethōn
“customs”
- Transliteration
- e-THŌN
- Extended
- eh-THOHN
- IPA
- /eˈtʰɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- customs
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-THŌN
- sentence
MA-lis-ta GNÔS-tên ON-ta se PAN-tōn tōn ka-TA i-ou-da-EE-ous e-THŌN te KAI zê-tê-MA-tōn di-O DE-o-mai ma-kro-THY-mōs a-KOU-SAI mou
Exegesis
The genitive cluster panton tōn katà Ioudaíous ethon te kai zetematon {πάντων τῶν κατὰ Ἰουδαίους ἐθῶν τε καὶ ζητημάτων | pán-tōn tōn katà Iou-daí-ous e-thōn te kaì zē-tē-má-tōn} specifies the scope of this expertise—“all the customs and questions according to the Jews”—with katà marking the Jewish frame of reference.
In context — Acts 26:3
Especially because you are an expert in all the customs and questions that concern the Jews, I therefore beg you to hear me patiently .
About this coordinate
Acts 26:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 26:3, so the Greek word ἐθῶν (ethōn) 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.26.3.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.3.W9.S1) and character.