Acts 28:7:21Acts.28.7.W21TAB
φιλόφρονως
philophronōs
“kindly”
- Transliteration
- phi-LO-phro-nōs
- Extended
- pʰih-LOH-pʰroh-nohs
- IPA
- /pʰiˈlo.pʰro.nɔːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- kindly
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
phi-LO-phro-nōs
- sentence
en de tois pe-RI ton TO-pon e-KEI-non hy-PĒR-khen khō-RI-a tôi PRŌ-tôi tês NÊ-sou o-NO-ma-ti po-PLÎ-ôi hos a-na-dek-SA-me-nos hê-MAS TREIS hê-ME-ras phi-LO-phro-nōs ek-SE-ni-sen
Exegesis
The adverb philophronōs {φιλοφρόνως | phi-lo-phró-nōs} modifies exenisen, characterizing the manner of hosting as thoughtfully kind and generous. English word order divides the long Greek clause into two sentences in the dynamic rendering to maintain clarity, while the formal reconstruction preserves more of the single-sentence flow of the Greek.
In context — Acts 28:7
Now in the areas surrounding that place there were estates belonging to the chief man of the island, named Publius, who received us and hosted us kindly for three days.
About this coordinate
Acts 28:7:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Acts 28:7, so the Greek word φιλόφρονως (philophronōs) 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.28.7.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.7.W21.S1) and character.