Acts 4:1:15Acts.4.1.W15TAB
ἱεροῦ
hierou
“temple”
- Transliteration
- hi-e-ROU
- Extended
- hee-eh-ROO
- IPA
- /hi.eˈruː/
Meaning by language
- English
- temple
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Alphabet Analysis
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
hi-e-ROU
- sentence
la-LOON-tōn de au-TÔN pros ton la-ON e-PE-stē-san au-TOIS hoi hi-e-REIS kai ho stra-tē-GOS tou hi-e-ROU kai hoi sad-dou-KAI-oi
Exegesis
A coordinated series of nominative subjects—hoi hie-reîs {οἱ ἱερεῖς | hoi hie-reîs}, ho stratēgós tou hieroû {ὁ στρατηγὸς τοῦ ἱεροῦ | ho stratēgós tou hieroû}, and hoi Saddoukaîoi {οἱ Σαδδουκαῖοι | hoi Saddoukaîoi}—lists priests, temple captain, and Sadducees, underlining institutional authority converging upon the speakers. In translation, the participial clause appears as “As they continued speaking…” / “While they were still addressing…” to preserve the continuous nuance, while epestesan is rendered “suddenly confronted” / “closed in on” to capture abrupt official intervention and determined movement. The order of officials remains to reflect the weight of opposition.
Root and etymology
Yerushalayimyod–resh–vav–shin–lamed–yod–mem
“foundation of peace”
In context — Acts 4:1
As they continued speaking to the people , the priests, the temple captain, and the Sadducees suddenly confronted them.
About this coordinate
Acts 4:1:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 4:1, so the Greek word ἱεροῦ (hierou) 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.4.1.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.4.1.W15.S1) and character.