Acts 28:17:40Acts.28.17.W40TAB
Ῥωμαίων
rhōmaiôn
“Romans”
- Transliteration
- rhō-mai-ÔN
- Extended
- rhoh-mai-OHN
- IPA
- /r̥ɔː.maiˈɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- Romans
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Alphabet Analysis
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
rhō-mai-ÔN
- sentence
E-ge-ne-to DE me-TA hê-ME-ras TREIS syn-ga-LE-sa-sthai au-TON TOUS ON-tas TÔN i-ou-dai-ÔN PRÔ-tous syn-el-THON-tôn DE au-TÔN E-le-gen pros au-TOUS e-GÔ AN-dres a-del-PHOI ou-DEN e-nan-TI-on poi-Ê-sas tôi la-ÔI ê tois E-the-si tois pa-TRÔ-ois DEs-mi-os eks hi-e-ro-so-LY-môn pa-re-DO-thên eis tas KHEI-ras TÔN rhō-mai-ÔN
Exegesis
The final prepositional phrase eis tas kheiras tōn Rhōmaiōn {εἰς τὰς χεῖρας τῶν Ῥωμαίων | eis tàs kheîras tôn Rhōmaíōn} uses the idiom “into the hands of” to convey legal custody and brings the focus to Roman jurisdiction. In translation, the infinitival clause is rendered with a finite verb clause in English (“he called together”) for naturalness, while the parallel denials and the climactic passive “was delivered” are preserved to keep the legal and rhetorical force of Paul’s defense.
Root and etymology
Rhōmērho–omega–mu–eta
“Rome, strength”
In context — Acts 28:17
And it happened that, after three days, he called together the chief men of the Jews; and when they had come together, he said to them, "Men, brothers, I have done nothing against the people or the ancestral customs ; yet as a prisoner I was delivered from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans ."
About this coordinate
Acts 28:17:40 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 40 of Acts 28:17, so the Greek word Ῥωμαίων (rhōmaiôn) 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.28.17.W40, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.17.W40.S1) and character.