Aceldama
pronunciation
How to pronounce Aceldama in British English:
UK [əˈkeldəmə,əˈseldəmə]
How to pronounce Aceldama in American English:
US [əˈsɛldəmə]
Word Origin
- Aceldama
- late 14c., potter's field near Jerusalem purchased with the blood-money given to Judas Iscariot, literally "place of bloodshed," from Greek Akeldama, from an Aramaic phrase akin to Syriac haqal dema "the field of blood."
Example
- 1. And it became known to all those dwelling in jerusalem , insomuch that that place is called , in their proper dialect , aceldama , that is , field of blood .
- 2. Acts 1:19 and it was known unto all the dwellers at jerusalem ; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue , aceldama , that is to say , the field of blood .
- 3. Acts 1:19 ( kjv ) and it was known unto all the dwellers at jerusalem ; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue , aceldama , that is to say , the field of blood .
- 4. And it was known unto all the dwellers at jerusalem ; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue , aceldama , that is to say , the field of blood .