Acts 28:9:12Acts.28.9.W12TAB
ἀσθενείας
astheneias
“diseases”
- Transliteration
- as-the-NEI-as
- Extended
- ahs-tʰeh-NEI-ahs
- IPA
- /as.tʰeˈnei.as/
Meaning by language
- English
- diseases
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Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
as-the-NEI-as
- sentence
TOU-to de ge-no-ME-nou KAI hoi loi-poi hoi en têi NÊ-sō E-khon-tes as-the-NEI-as pro-SÊR-khon-to KAI e-the-ra-PEU-on-to
Exegesis
The participle echontes astheneias {ἔχοντες ἀσθενείας | É-khon-tes as-the-NEÍ-as} characterizes them as “having illnesses.”
Root and etymology
sthen-sigma–theta–epsilon–nu
“strength”
In context — Acts 28:9
And when this had happened, the rest of those on the island who had illnesses kept coming and were being healed .
About this coordinate
Acts 28:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Acts 28:9, so the Greek word ἀσθενείας (astheneias) 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.28.9.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.28.9.W12.S1) and character.