Acts 28:11:4Acts.28.11.W4TAB
μῆνας
mênas
“months”
- Transliteration
- MÊ-nas
- Extended
- MAY-nahs
- IPA
- /ˈmɛː.nas/
Meaning by language
- English
- months
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
MÊ-nas
- 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
The accusative duration treis menas {τρεῖς μῆνας | treîs mênas} specifies the length of the stay.
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 28:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 28:11, so the Greek word μῆνας (mênas) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.11.W4.S1) and character.