Open English Translation (OET)

Koine Greek wordlink #99105

SR GNT Acts 20:31 τριετίαν (trietian) ‘be watching remembering that for three_year night and day’ Strongs=51480 Lemma=trietia^*
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=feminine number=singular
Year=60 AD Event=Paul_speaks_to_Ephesian_Elders TimeSeries=Paul_speaks_to_Ephesian_Elders

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Only use of identical word form τριετίαν (N-AFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘τριετίαν’ (N-AFS) is always and only glossed as ‘for three_year’.

Acts 20:31 ‘be watching remembering that for three_year night and day’ SR GNT Acts 20:31 word 5

OET-LV: 31 Therefore be _watching, remembering that night and day for _three _year, I_ not _ceased admonishing each one with tears. (ACT_20:31)

OET-RV: 31 so take great care. Remember that for three years, I never stopped warning each of you along with my tears (ACT 20:31)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘trietia’ in the Greek originals.

Key: N=noun AFS=accusative,feminine,singular