Acts 26:4:15Acts.26.4.W15TAB
ἔθνει
ethnei
“nation”
- Transliteration
- E-thnei
- Extended
- EH-thnei
- IPA
- /ˈe.tʰnei/
Meaning by language
- English
- nation
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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E-thnei
- sentence
tên MEN OUN BI-ō-SIN mou tên ek ne-O-tê-tos tên ap ar-KHÊS ge-no-ME-nên en tō E-thnei mou EN te hi-e-ro-so-LY-mois I-sa-si PAN-tes i-ou-DAI-oi
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase en to ethnei mou {ἐν τῷ ἔθνει μου | en tôi éth-nei mou} locates this life “in my nation,” likely meaning among his own Jewish people, while the coordinated phrase en te Hierosolymois {ἔν τε Ἱεροσολύμοις | én te Hi-e-ro-so-lý-moi} adds “and in Jerusalem,” using te to bind the two locations together and emphasize both broader ethnic context and specific sacred city.
In context — Acts 26:4
So then, all the Jews know my manner of life from my youth, which from the beginning took place among my nation and in Jerusalem.
About this coordinate
Acts 26:4:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 26:4, so the Greek word ἔθνει (ethnei) 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.26.4.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.4.W15.S1) and character.