Acts 27:34:5Acts.27.34.W5TAB
τροφῆς
trophês
“food”
- Transliteration
- tro-PHÊS
- Extended
- troh-PHÊS
- IPA
- /troˈpʰɛːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- food
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
tro-PHÊS
- sentence
di-O pa-ra-ka-LO hy-MAS me-ta-la-BEIN tro-PHÊS TOU-to gar pros tês hy-me-TE-ras sô-tê-REE-as hy-PAR-khei ou-de-NOS gar hy-MÔN thriks a-PO tês ke-pha-LÊS a-po-LEI-tai
Exegesis
The infinitive metalabein {μεταλαβεῖν | metalabeîn} “to partake” plus the genitive trophes {τροφῆς | trophês} “food” specifies the action.
Root and etymology
trephotau–rho–epsilon–phi–omega
“to nourish, feed”
In context — Acts 27:34
Therefore I urge you to partake of food, for this is for your preservation ; for not a hair from the head of any of you will perish.
About this coordinate
Acts 27:34:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 27:34, so the Greek word τροφῆς (trophês) 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.27.34.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.34.W5.S1) and character.