Acts 28:3:20Acts.28.3.W20TAB
χειρὸς
kheiros
“hand”
- Transliteration
- khei-ROS
- Extended
- kheh-ee-ROHS
- IPA
- /kʰeiˈros/
Meaning by language
- English
- hand
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Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
khei-ROS
- 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 aorist verb kathepsen {καθῆψεν | ka-thê-psen} carries the main action “fastened,” taking as its object the genitive phrase tes cheiros autou {τῆς χειρὸς αὐτοῦ | tês kheir-ós au-toû}, a genitive of the part affected. English resolves the genitive absolutes into temporal clauses (“when,” “as”) and makes the participial exelthousa explicit as “came out,” preserving the sequence of actions while clarifying causation (“from” / “because of” the heat).
Root and etymology
cheirchi–epsilon–iota–rho
“hand”
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 28:3:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of Acts 28:3, so the Greek word χειρὸς (kheiros) 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.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.3.W20.S1) and character.