Acts 28:12:4Acts.28.12.W4TAB
Συρακούσας
syrakousas
“Syracuse”
- Transliteration
- sy-ra-KOU-sas
- Extended
- syoo-rah-KOU-sahs
- IPA
- /sy.raˈkuː.sas/
Meaning by language
- English
- Syracuse
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sy-ra-KOU-sas
- sentence
kai ka-ta-KHTHEN-tes eis sy-ra-KOU-sas e-pe-MEI-na-men hê-ME-ras TREIS
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eis Surakousas {εἰς Συρακούσας | eis Su-ra-koú-sas} uses eis with the accusative to indicate motion into or toward the city, a typical construction for arrival at a destination.
In context — Acts 28:12
And when we had landed at Syracuse , we stayed there for three days .
About this coordinate
Acts 28:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 28:12, so the Greek word Συρακούσας (syrakousas) 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.28.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.12.W4.S1) and character.