Acts 27:40:8Acts.27.40.W8TAB
θάλασσαν
thalassan
“sea”
- Transliteration
- THA-las-san
- Extended
- THAH-lahs-sahn
- IPA
- /ˈtʰa.las.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- sea
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Alphabet Analysis
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
THA-las-san
- sentence
KAI tas AN-ky-ras pe-ri-e-LON-tes EI-ōn eis tēn THA-las-san HA-ma a-NEN-tes tas dzeuk-tē-RI-as tōn pē-da-LI-ōn KAI e-PA-ran-tes ton ar-TE-mo-na tēi pneu-OU-sēi ka-TEI-khon eis ton ai-gi-a-LON
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis tēn thalassan {εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν | eis tḕn thá-las-san} specifies that the anchors are left in the sea.
Root and etymology
Roottheta–alpha–lambda–alpha–sigma–sigma–alpha
“sea, large body of water”
In context — Acts 27:40
After cutting away the anchors , they left them in the sea; at the same time, having loosened the rudder fastenings and hoisted the foresail to the blowing wind, they made for the beach .
About this coordinate
Acts 27:40:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 27:40, so the Greek word θάλασσαν (thalassan) 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.27.40.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.40.W8.S1) and character.