Acts 7:4:5Acts.7.4.W5TAB
Χαλδαίων
khaldaiōn
“of Chaldeans”
- Transliteration
- khal-da-I-ōn
- Extended
- khal-dah-EE-ohn
- IPA
- /kʰal.daˈi.ɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Chaldeans
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Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
khal-da-I-ōn
- sentence
TO-te ek-sel-THŌN ek GÊS khal-da-I-ōn ka-TOI-kê-sen en khar-RAN ka-KEI-then me-TA to a-po-tha-NEIN ton pa-TE-ra au-TOU me-TOI-ki-sen au-TON eis tên GÊN TAU-tên eis hên hy-MEIS NŪN ka-toi-KEI-te
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ek gēs Khaldaion {ἐκ γῆς Χαλδαίων | ek gēs Khal-daí-on} supplies the origin point of Abraham’s movement, while the prepositional phrase en Kharran {ἐν Χαρράν | en Khar-rán} identifies the new place of residence.
In context — Acts 7:4
Then, after he went out from the land of the Chaldeans , he settled in Haran. And from there, after the death of his father, He relocated him into this land in which you now dwell.
About this coordinate
Acts 7:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 7:4, so the Greek word Χαλδαίων (khaldaiōn) 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.7.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.7.4.W5.S1) and character.