Acts 27:12:29Acts.27.12.W29TAB
χῶρον
khôron
“northwest”
- Transliteration
- KHÔ-ron
- Extended
- KHOO-rohn
- IPA
- /ˈkʰɔː.ron/
Meaning by language
- English
- northwest
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Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
KHÔ-ron
- sentence
a-neu-THE-tou de tou li-ME-nos hy-PAR-khon-tos pros pa-ra-khei-ma-SI-an hoi PLEI-o-nes E-then-to bou-LEEN a-na-khTHÊ-nai e-KEI-then ei pōs DY-nain-to ka-tan-TÊ-san-tes eis PHOI-ni-ka pa-ra-khei-MA-sai li-ME-na tês KRÊ-tês BLE-pon-ta ka-TA LI-ba kai ka-TA KHÔ-ron
Exegesis
Finally, the descriptive phrase limena tēs Krê-tês bleponta kata liba kai kata khōron {λιμένα τῆς Κρήτης βλέποντα κατὰ λίβα καὶ κατὰ χῶρον | li-mé-na tês Krê-tês blé-pon-ta ka-tá lí-ba ka-tá khô-ron} defines Phoenix as a Cretan harbor and uses the participle bleponta to describe its orientation toward the prevailing southwest and northwest winds, preserving the original’s directional specificity.
In context — Acts 27:12
Since the harbor was unsuitable for wintering, the majority decided to depart from there, hoping that somehow they might reach Phoenix and winter there—a harbor of Crete facing the southwest and the northwest.
About this coordinate
Acts 27:12:29 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 29 of Acts 27:12, so the Greek word χῶρον (khôron) 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.27.12.W29, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.12.W29.S1) and character.