Acts 27:17:3Acts.27.17.W3TAB
βοηθείαις
boêetheai(s)
“with helps”
- Transliteration
- bo-ÊE-the-ai(s)
- Extended
- bo-ÊE-tʰeh-ai(s)
- IPA
- /bo.ɛːˈtʰe.ai̯s/
Meaning by language
- English
- with helps
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Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
bo-ÊE-the-ai(s)
- sentence
hên A-ran-tes bo-ÊE-the-ai(s) e-KHRÔN-to hy-po-zōn-NYN-tes to PLOI-on pho-bou-ME-noi te mê eis tên SYR-tin ek-PE-sō-sin kha-LA-san-tes to SKEU-os HOU-tōs e-PHE-ron-to
Exegesis
The dative plural boetheiais {βοηθείαις | boētheíais} combines with the imperfect ekhronto {ἐχρῶντο | ekhrônto} “they were using” to express instrumental means.
Root and etymology
boētheōbeta–omicron–eta–theta–epsilon–omega
“help, aid”
In context — Acts 27:17
Having hoisted the boat, they applied supports beneath the hull to undergird the vessel; and, fearing they might run aground on the Syrtis, they lowered the gear , and so they were driven along.
About this coordinate
Acts 27:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 27:17, so the Greek word βοηθείαις (boêetheai(s)) 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.27.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.17.W3.S1) and character.