Acts 28:12:7Acts.28.12.W7TAB
τρεῖς
treis
“three”
- Transliteration
- TREIS
- Extended
- TREIS
- IPA
- /treis/
Meaning by language
- English
- three
Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
TREIS
- sentence
kai ka-ta-KHTHEN-tes eis sy-ra-KOU-sas e-pe-MEI-na-men hê-ME-ras TREIS
Exegesis
The phrase hemeras treis {ἡμέρας τρεῖς | hē-mé-ras treîs} is an accusative of duration, expressing how long they remained; Greek places the noun “days” before the numeral “three,” a normal order for time expressions that emphasizes the unit of time. In English, this is inverted to the more natural “three days,” while preserving the same temporal nuance. The temporal participle was translated with an explicit “when” clause in the formal rendering to make the sequence of events clear, whereas the dynamic rendering uses “after arriving” to convey the same temporal relationship in more contemporary language.
Root and etymology
tri-tau–rho–iota
“three”
In context — Acts 28:12
And when we had landed at Syracuse , we stayed there for three days .
About this coordinate
Acts 28:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 28:12, so the Greek word τρεῖς (treis) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.12.W7.S1) and character.