Acts 28:15:3Acts.28.15.W3TAB
ἀδελφοὶ
adelphoi
“brothers”
- Transliteration
- a-del-PHOI
- Extended
- ah-dehl-PHOI
- IPA
- /a.delˈpʰoi/
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) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
a-del-PHOI
- sentence
ka-KEI-then hoi a-del-PHOI a-KOU-san-tes ta pe-RI hê-MON ÊL-than eis a-PAN-tê-sin hê-MEEN A-khri A-ppi-ou PHO-rou kai tri-ÔN ta-ver-NÔN hous i-DÔN ho PAU-los eu-kha-ri-STÊ-sas tôi the-Ô E-la-be THAR-sos
Exegesis
The nominative phrase hoi adelphoi {οἱ ἀδελφοί | hoí a-del-foí} serves as the subject, and the aorist active participle akousantes {ἀκούσαντες | a-koú-san-tes} “having heard” is circumstantial, giving the cause or occasion for their action.
Root and etymology
adelphosalpha–delta–epsilon–lambda–phi–omicron–sigma
“sibling from the same womb”
In context — Acts 28:15
And from there the brothers , when they heard about us, came to meet us as far as Appius Forum and Three Taverns. When Paul saw them, he gave thanks to God and received courage.
About this coordinate
Acts 28:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 28:15, so the Greek word ἀδελφοὶ (adelphoi) 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.28.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.15.W3.S1) and character.