Acts 4:5:17Acts.4.5.W17TAB
Ἰερουσαλήμ
ierousalêm
“Jerusalem”
- Transliteration
- i-e-rou-sa-LÊM
- Extended
- ih-eh-roo-sah-LEHM
- IPA
- /i.e.ru.saˈlɛːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jerusalem
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother |
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The word
Word in context
- word
i-e-rou-sa-LÊM
- sentence
e-GHE-ne-to de e-PI tên AU-ri-on sy-na-khTHÊ-nai au-TÔN tous AR-khon-tas kai tous pres-by-TE-rous kai tous gram-ma-TEIS en i-e-rou-sa-LÊM
Exegesis
The locative en Ierousalem {ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ | en Ierousalḗm} specifies the setting. In English, the infinitival construction is rendered as a finite clause to preserve natural syntax while reflecting the collective gathering.
Root and etymology
Yerushalayimyod–resh–vav–shin–lamed–yod–mem
“foundation of peace”
In context — Acts 4:5
And it came about on the next day that their rulers and elders and scribes assembled in Jerusalem.
About this coordinate
Acts 4:5:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Acts 4:5, so the Greek word Ἰερουσαλήμ (ierousalêm) 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.4.5.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.4.5.W17.S1) and character.