Acts 6:5:30Acts.6.5.W30TAB
προσήλυτον
prosêlyton
“a proselyte”
- Transliteration
- pro-SÊ-ly-ton
- Extended
- proh-SÊÊ-ly-tohn
- IPA
- /proˈsɛː.ly.ton/
Meaning by language
- English
- a proselyte
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
pro-SÊ-ly-ton
- sentence
KAI Ê-re-sen ho LO-gos e-NŌ-pi-on pan-TOS tou PLÊ-thous KAI ek-se-LEK-san-to STE-pha-non AN-dra PLÊ-rês PI-ste-ōs KAI PNEU-ma-tos ha-GI-ou KAI PHI-lip-pon KAI PRO-kho-ron KAI ni-KA-no-ra KAI TI-mō-na KAI par-me-NAN KAI ni-KO-la-on pro-SÊ-ly-ton an-ti-o-khe-A
Exegesis
The final appositional phrase prosēlyton Antiochea {προσήλυτον Ἀντιοχέα | prosḗlyton Antiochéa} modifies Nicolas, identifying him as both a proselyte and an Antiochene, which adds ethnic and geographic nuance to the group’s composition. In translation, the long Greek sentence is divided into clear clauses to show first the community’s approval and then the orderly naming of those chosen, while preserving the prominence given to Stephen’s spiritual qualifications.
In context — Acts 6:5
And the statement pleased the whole multitude, and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit , and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch.
About this coordinate
Acts 6:5:30 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 30 of Acts 6:5, so the Greek word προσήλυτον (prosêlyton) 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.6.5.W30, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.6.5.W30.S1) and character.