Acts 28:8:21Acts.28.8.W21TAB
χεῖρας
kheiras
“hands”
- Transliteration
- KHEI-ras
- Extended
- KHEI-rahs
- IPA
- /kʰeˈi.ras/
Meaning by language
- English
- hands
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KHEI-ras
- sentence
e-GHE-ne-to de ton pa-TE-ra tou pop-LI-ou py-re-TOIS kai dy-sen-te-RI-ō sy-ne-KHO-me-non ka-ta-KEIS-thai pros hon ho PAU-los ei-sel-THON kai pro-seu-KSA-me-nos e-pi-THEIS tas KHEI-ras au-TOI i-A-sa-to au-TON
Root and etymology
cheirchi–epsilon–iota–rho
“hand, agency”
In context — Acts 28:8
Now it happened that the father of Publius lay sick, afflicted with fevers and dysentery. Paul went in to him and, after praying , laid his hands on him and healed him.
About this coordinate
Acts 28:8:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Acts 28:8, so the Greek word χεῖρας (kheiras) 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.28.8.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.8.W21.S1) and character.