Acts 28:7:9Acts.28.7.W9TAB
χωρία
khōria
“lands”
- Transliteration
- khō-RI-a
- Extended
- khoh-REE-ah
- IPA
- /kʰɔːˈri.a/
Meaning by language
- English
- lands
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khō-RI-a
- 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 imperfect verb hypeirchen {ὑπῆρχεν | hypêrch-en} “there existed” introduces the subject choria {χωρία | chō-rí-a} “estates,” presenting them as an established feature of the setting.
Root and etymology
chōrachi–omega–rho–alpha
“space, region, land”
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 28:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 28:7, so the Greek word χωρία (khōria) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.7.W9.S1) and character.