Acts 9:43:8Acts.9.43.W8TAB
παρά
para
“with”
- Transliteration
- pa-RA
- Extended
- pah-RAH
- IPA
- /paˈra/
Meaning by language
- English
- with
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Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pa-RA
- sentence
e-GE-ne-to de hê-ME-ras hi-ka-NAS MEI-nai en i-OP-pê pa-RA TI-ni SI-mō-ni byr-SEI
Exegesis
Spatial reference is given by en Ioppe {ἐν Ἰόππῃ | en Ióppē} “in Joppa,” while the expression para tini Simoni bursei {παρά τινὶ Σίμωνι βυρσεῖ | pará tiní Símōni burseî} uses the dative with para to denote lodging with a host. The appositional noun bursei identifies Simon’s occupation, subtly conveying cultural implications of ritual impurity associated with tanning. The translation smooths Greek structure into idiomatic English while preserving temporal emphasis and the hospitality nuance.
Root and etymology
tereotau–eta–rho–epsilon–omega
“to watch, guard”
In context — Acts 9:43
And it happened that he stayed many days in Joppa with a certain Simon, a tanner .
About this coordinate
Acts 9:43:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 9:43, so the Greek word παρά (para) 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.9.43.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.9.43.W8.S1) and character.