Acts 4:3:5Acts.4.3.W5TAB
χεῖρας
kheiras
“hands”
- Transliteration
- KHEI-ras
- Extended
- kheh-EE-rahs
- IPA
- /ˈkʰei.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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Word in context
- word
KHEI-ras
- sentence
kai e-PE-ba-lon au-TOIS tas KHEI-ras kai E-then-to eis TÊ-rê-sin eis tên AU-ri-on ÊN gar hes-PE-ra Ê-dê
Exegesis
The aorist active verb epebalon {ἐπέβαλον | epébalon} “they laid” takes the dative autois {αὐτοῖς | autoîs} and accusative kheiras {χεῖρας | kheîras}, forming the idiom for arrest.
Root and etymology
cheirchi–epsilon–iota–rho
“hand, power, agency”
In context — Acts 4:3
So they seized them and placed them under guard until the next day, since it was already evening .
About this coordinate
Acts 4:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 4:3, 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.4.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.4.3.W5.S1) and character.