Acts 27:3:17Acts.27.3.W17TAB
φίλους
philous
“friends”
- Transliteration
- PHI-lous
- Extended
- PʰIH-loos
- IPA
- /ˈpʰi.luːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- friends
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Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
PHI-lous
- sentence
tê te he-TE-rai ka-TÊ-khthê-men eis si-DÔ-na phi-lan-THRÔ-pôs te ho i-OU-li-os tôi PAU-lôi khrê-SA-me-nos e-PE-trep-sen pros tous PHI-lous po-reu-THEN-ti e-pi-me-LEI-as ty-KHEIN
Exegesis
The purpose of Paul’s movement is expressed by the accusative pros tous philous {πρὸς τοὺς φίλους | pros tous phí-lous} with the dative participle poreuthenti {πορευθέντι | po-reu-thén-ti}, followed by the infinitive tychein {τυχεῖν | tu-kheîn} “to obtain,” and the genitive epimeleias {ἐπιμελείας | e-pi-me-le-í-as} indicating the object “care.” In English, the formal reconstruction preserves the Greek participial sequence to reflect the causal relationship, while the dynamic version shifts some participles into finite verbs to promote narrative clarity.
In context — Acts 27:3
On the next day we reached Sidon, and Julius, having treated Paul kindly , allowed him to go to his friends to receive care .
About this coordinate
Acts 27:3:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Acts 27:3, so the Greek word φίλους (philous) 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.27.3.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.3.W17.S1) and character.