Acts 28:14:3Acts.28.14.W3TAB
ἀδελφούς
adelphous
“brothers”
- Transliteration
- a-del-PHOUS
- Extended
- ah-dehl-PHOOS
- IPA
- /a.delˈpʰuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- brothers
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-del-PHOUS
- sentence
hou heu-RON-tes a-del-PHOUS pa-re-KLÊ-thê-men par au-TOIS e-pi-MEI-nai hê-ME-ras hep-TA kai HOU-tôs eis tên RHÔ-mên ÊL-tha-men
Exegesis
Its object is adelphous {ἀδελφοὺς | a-del-phoús} “brothers,” here denoting fellow believers.
Root and etymology
adelphosalpha–delta–epsilon–lambda–phi–omicron–sigma
“brother, kin”
In context — Acts 28:14
Where, having found brothers , we were invited to remain with them for seven days, and thus we came into Rome .
About this coordinate
Acts 28:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 28:14, so the Greek word ἀδελφούς (adelphous) 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.28.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.14.W3.S1) and character.