Acts 9:39:17Acts.9.39.W17TAB
χῆραι
khêrai
“widows”
- Transliteration
- KHÊ-rai
- Extended
- KHAY-rai
- IPA
- /ˈkʰɛː.rai/
Meaning by language
- English
- widows
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KHÊ-rai
- sentence
a-na-STAS de PE-tros sy-NEEL-then au-TOIS hon pa-ra-ge-NO-me-non a-NAY-ga-gon eis to hy-pe-ROH-on kai pa-RE-stê-san au-TOI PA-sai hai KHÊ-rai KLAI-ou-sai kai e-pi-deik-NY-me-nai khi-TÔ-nas kai hi-MA-ti-a HO-sa e-POI-ei met au-TÔN OU-sa hê dor-KAS
Exegesis
The narrative then shifts to a new subject, pasai hai chērai {πᾶσαι αἱ χῆραι | pâ-sai hai khê-rai} ‘all the widows,’ described by two coordinating participles, klaiousai {κλαίουσαι | klaí-ou-sai} ‘weeping’ and epideiknymenai {ἐπιδεικνύμεναι | e-pi-deik-ný-me-nai} ‘showing,’ which depict their grief and the presentation of Dorcas’s handiwork.
Root and etymology
Rootchi–eta–rho–alpha
“widows”
In context — Acts 9:39
Then Peter rose and accompanied them. Upon his arrival, they led him into the upper room, where all the widows stood by him weeping and showing the tunics and garments that Dorcas had been making while she was with them.
About this coordinate
Acts 9:39:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Acts 9:39, so the Greek word χῆραι (khêrai) 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.9.39.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.9.39.W17.S1) and character.