Acts 27:18:1Acts.27.18.W1TAB
σφοδρῶς
sphodrôs
“violently”
- Transliteration
- spho-DRÔS
- Extended
- sphoh-DRÔS
- IPA
- /spʰoˈdrɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- violently
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
spho-DRÔS
- sentence
spho-DRÔS de khei-ma-dzo-ME-nōn hê-MON tê hek-SÊS ek-bo-LÊN e-poi-OUN-to
Exegesis
The verse opens with the adverb sphodros {σφοδρῶς | sphō-drōs} ‘violently’, placed first to emphasize the storm’s severity and modifying the participial phrase.
Root and etymology
sphodróssigma–phi–omicron–delta–rho–omicron–sigma
“vehement, intense”
In context — Acts 27:18
But as we were being violently storm-tossed , on the next day they began to jettison the cargo .
About this coordinate
Acts 27:18:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 27:18, so the Greek word σφοδρῶς (sphodrôs) 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.27.18.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.18.W1.S1) and character.