Acts 3:7:5Acts.3.7.W5TAB
δεξιᾶς
deksias
“right”
- Transliteration
- de-ksi-AS
- Extended
- deh-ksih-AHS
- IPA
- /dek.siˈas/
Meaning by language
- English
- right
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
de-ksi-AS
- sentence
KAI pi-A-sas au-TON TÊS de-ksi-AS khei-ROS Ê-gei-ren au-TON pa-ra-KHRÊ-ma de e-ste-re-Ô-thê-san hai BA-seis au-TOU KAI ta sphy-DRÁ
Exegesis
The genitive phrase tes dexias kheiros {τῆς δεξιᾶς χειρὸς | tês dexiâs kheirós} specifies “of the right hand,” forming a tightly bound genitive chain that adds vivid, concrete detail to the gesture.
In context — Acts 3:7
And having taken him by the right hand, he raised him up, and immediately his feet and ankles were made strong.
About this coordinate
Acts 3:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 3:7, so the Greek word δεξιᾶς (deksias) 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.3.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.3.7.W5.S1) and character.