Acts 27:32:8Acts.27.32.W8TAB
σκάφης
skaphês
“boat”
- Transliteration
- SKA-phês
- Extended
- SKAH-phêhs
- IPA
- /ˈska.pʰɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- boat
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SKA-phês
- sentence
TO-te a-PE-kop-san hoi stra-ti-O-tai ta skhoi-NI-a tês SKA-phês KAI EI-a-san au-TÊN ek-pe-SEIN
Exegesis
The direct object ta schoinia {τὰ σχοινία | tá skhoi-ní-a} ‘the ropes’ is defined by the genitive tes skaphes {τῆς σκάφης | tês ská-phēs} ‘of the boat,’ marking possession.
Root and etymology
skaphesigma–kappa–alpha–phi–eta
“boat, skiff”
In context — Acts 27:32
Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat and let it drift away.
About this coordinate
Acts 27:32:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 27:32, so the Greek word σκάφης (skaphês) 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.27.32.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.32.W8.S1) and character.