Acts 4:1:6Acts.4.1.W6TAB
λαὸν
laon
“people”
- Transliteration
- la-ON
- Extended
- lah-OHN
- IPA
- /laˈon/
Meaning by language
- English
- people
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
la-ON
- 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
The prepositional phrase pros ton laón {πρὸς τὸν λαὸν | prós ton laón} indicates the speech’s public direction.
Root and etymology
laoslambda–alpha–omicron–sigma
“people, populace”
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 4:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 4:1, so the Greek word λαὸν (laon) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.4.1.W6.S1) and character.