Acts 28:3:13Acts.28.3.W13TAB
ἔχιδνα
ekhidna
“a viper”
- Transliteration
- E-khid-na
- Extended
- EH-khihd-nah
- IPA
- /ˈe.kʰid.na/
Meaning by language
- English
- a viper
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-khid-na
- sentence
sy-STRE-psan-tos DE tou PAU-lou phry-GA-nōn ti PLÊ-thos KAI e-pi-THE(n)-tos e-PI tên py-RAN E-khid-na a-PO tês THER-mês ek-sel-THOU-sa ka-THÊ-ps(e) tês khei-ROS au-TOU
Exegesis
The subject of the main clause is echidna {ἔχιδνα | é-khi-dna}, followed by the participle exelthousa {ἐξελθοῦσα | ex-el-thoû-sa} “having come out,” which is modified by the prepositional phrase apo tes thermes {ἀπὸ τῆς θέρμης | a-pò tês thér-mēs}, indicating source or cause (“from the heat”).
Root and etymology
echidnaepsilon–chi–iota–delta–nu–alpha
“viper, poisonous snake”
In context — Acts 28:3
But when Paul had gathered a quantity of sticks and put them on the fire, a viper came out from the heat and fastened itself to his hand .
About this coordinate
Acts 28:3:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Acts 28:3, so the Greek word ἔχιδνα (ekhidna) 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.28.3.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.3.W13.S1) and character.