Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

acts of the apostles

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.44 in modern English

Syllables: act-s of the a-pos-tles
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The fifth book in the New Testament of the Bible.

Etymology

Calque of Latin Āctūs Apostolōrum, itself a calque of Ancient Greek Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων (Práxeis Apostólōn).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων

Inflected Forms

the Acts of the Apostles (canonical)

Synonyms

Acts Book of Acts

Questions

What does acts of the apostles mean?: The fifth book in the New Testament of the Bible.
Where does acts of the apostles come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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