Acts 28:11:14Acts.28.11.W14TAB
Διοσκούροις
dioskourois
“the Dioscuri”
- Transliteration
- di-os-KOU-rois
- Extended
- dee-ohs-KOO-rois
- IPA
- /di.osˈkuː.rois/
Meaning by language
- English
- the Dioscuri
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
di-os-KOU-rois
- sentence
me-TA de treis MÊ-nas a-NÊKH-thē-men en PLOI-ō pa-ra-ke-khei-ma-KO-ti en têi NÊ-sō a-lek-san-DRI-nō pa-ra-SÊ-mō di-os-KOU-rois
Exegesis
Finally, parasḗmō Dioskoúrois {παρασήμῳ Διοσκούροις | parasḗmō Dioskoúrois} describes the ship’s figurehead ornament, with the sign of the Dioscuri adding cultural detail.
Root and etymology
Dioskoúroidelta–iota–omicron–sigma–kappa–omicron–upsilon–rho–omicron–iota
“sons of Zeus”
In context — Acts 28:11
After three months we set sail in a ship of Alexandria that had wintered on the island, and its figurehead was the Dioscuri.
About this coordinate
Acts 28:11:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Acts 28:11, so the Greek word Διοσκούροις (dioskourois) 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.28.11.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.11.W14.S1) and character.