Acts 27:16:1Acts.27.16.W1TAB

νησίον

nêsion

a small island

Transliteration
nê-SI-on
Extended
nê-SI-ohn
IPA
/nɛːˈsi.on/

Meaning by language

English
a small island

Greek · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
νη + σί + ον
nê + si + on
nêsion

Alphabet Analysis

Nun — as in new
Etai — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Iotai — as in machine
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Nun — as in new

Tap any key to hear its pronunciation

Diphthongs
Accents & breathings

Now you try — trace the word:

The word

Word in context

  1. word

    nê-SI-on

  2. sentence

    nê-SI-on DE ti hy-po-dra-MON-tes ka-LOU-me-non KAU-da is-KHY-sa-men MO-lis pe-ri-kra-TEIS ge-NES-thai tês SKA-phês

Exegesis

The sentence begins with nēsion {νησίον | nē-sí-on} ‘small island’, followed by de {δέ | dé} as a mild narrative connector and ti {τι | tí} ‘a certain’ to introduce an unspecified location.

Root and etymology

nēsosnu eta sigma omicron sigma

island

In contextActs 27:16

And running under a small island called Cauda, we were barely able to gain control of the boat.

About this coordinate

Acts 27:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 27:16, so the Greek word νησίον (nêsion) 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.27.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.16.W1.S1) and character.