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
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Alphabet Analysis
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
nê-SI-on
- 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 context — Acts 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.