Acts 26:7:4Acts.26.7.W4TAB
δωδεκάφυλον
dōdekaphylon
“twelve-tribe”
- Transliteration
- dō-de-KA-phy-lon
- Extended
- dohh-deh-KA-phih-lohn
- IPA
- /dɔː.deˈka.pʰy.lon/
Meaning by language
- English
- twelve-tribe
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
dō-de-KA-phy-lon
- sentence
eis hên to dō-de-KA-phy-lon hê-MON en ek-te-NEI-a NYK-ta kai hê-ME-ran la-TREU-on el-PI-dzei ka-tan-TE-sai pe-RI hês el-PI-dos en-ga-LOU-mai hy-PO i-ou-dai-ŌN ba-si-LEU
Exegesis
The articular compound subject to dodeka-phylon hemon {τὸ δωδεκάφυλον ἡμῶν | tò dōde-ká-phy-lon hēmōn} ‘our twelve-tribe’ presents Israel as a single collective entity defined by its tribal structure.
Root and etymology
dōdeka + phylēdelta–omega–delta–epsilon–kappa–alpha; phi–upsilon–lambda–eta
“twelve”
In context — Acts 26:7
To which our twelve tribes , serving with earnest devotion night and day, hope to attain; concerning which hope I am accused by Jews, O king.
About this coordinate
Acts 26:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 26:7, so the Greek word δωδεκάφυλον (dōdekaphylon) 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.26.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.26.7.W4.S1) and character.