Acts 9:17:19Acts.9.17.W19TAB
κύριος
kyreeos
“Lord”
- Transliteration
- KY-ree-os
- Extended
- KYOO-ree-ohs
- IPA
- /ˈky.ri.os/
Meaning by language
- English
- Lord
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KY-ree-os
- sentence
a-PEEL-then de ha-na-NI-as kai ei-SEEL-then eis tên oi-KI-an kai e-pi-THEIS ep au-TON tas KHEI-ras EI-pen sa-OUL a-del-PHE ho KY-ree-os a-PE-stal-KEN me ee-ay-SOOS ho oph-THEIS soi en têi ho-DÔI hêi ÊR-khou HO-pōs a-na-BLEP-sêis kai plêsth-ÊIS PNEU-ma-tos ha-GI-ou
Exegesis
In the appositional clause ho kyrios apestalken me Iesous ho ophtheis soi {ὁ κύριος ἀπέσταλκέν με Ἰησοῦς ὁ ὀφθείς σοι}, the perfect apestalken emphasizes ongoing divine commission, and the participle oph-theîs recalls the Christophany.
Root and etymology
kyrkappa–upsilon–rho
“master, lord”
In context — Acts 9:17
Ananias went to the house and entered; laying his hands on Saul, he said, “Saul, brother, the Lord Jesus , who appeared to you on the road as you were coming, has sent me so that you might regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit .”
About this coordinate
Acts 9:17:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Acts 9:17, so the Greek word κύριος (kyreeos) 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.9.17.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.9.17.W19.S1) and character.