Acts 27:3:7Acts.27.3.W7TAB
φιλανθρώπως
philanthrôpôs
“kindly”
- Transliteration
- phi-lan-THRÔ-pôs
- Extended
- pʰih-lahn-THRÔ-pohs
- IPA
- /pʰi.lanˈtʰrɔː.pɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- kindly
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
phi-lan-THRÔ-pôs
- 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 adverb philanthrōpōs {φιλανθρώπως | phi-lan-thrō-pōs} precedes the nominative subject ho Ioulios {ὁ Ἰούλιος | ho Ioú-li-os}, highlighting the benevolent attitude of Julius before the aorist middle participle chresamenos {χρησάμενος | chrē-sá-me-nos}, which associates the treatment of Paul with his subsequent action epetrepsen {ἐπέτρεψεν | e-pé-trep-sen} “allowed.”
Root and etymology
phileōphi–iota–lambda–epsilon–omega
“with humane kindness”
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 27:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 27:3, so the Greek word φιλανθρώπως (philanthrôpôs) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.3.W7.S1) and character.