Acts 27:2:11Acts.27.2.W11TAB
Ἀσίαν
asian
“Asia”
- Transliteration
- a-SI-an
- Extended
- ah-SIH-ahn
- IPA
- /aˈsi.an/
Meaning by language
- English
- Asia
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
a-SI-an
- sentence
e-pi-BAN-tes de PLOI-ō a-dra-my-ttê-NŌ MEL-lon-ti PLEIN eis tous ka-TA tēn a-SI-an TO-pous a-NÊKH-thē-men ON-tos syn hê-MIN a-ri-STAR-khou ma-ke-DO-nos thes-sa-lo-ni-KE-ōs
Exegesis
The prepositional cluster eis tous kata tēn Asian topous {εἰς τοὺς κατὰ τὴν Ἀσίαν τόπους | eis toús katá tḗn Asían tópous} describes movement toward destinations along Asia’s coastline.
Root and etymology
Asiaalpha–sigma–iota–alpha
“Asia region”
In context — Acts 27:2
We boarded an Adramyttian ship bound for the regions along Asia, and we set sail with Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica.
About this coordinate
Acts 27:2:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Acts 27:2, so the Greek word Ἀσίαν (asian) 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.27.2.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.2.W11.S1) and character.