Acts 11:2:7Acts.11.2.W7TAB
διεκρίνοντο
diekrinonto
“were disputing”
- Transliteration
- di-e-KRI-non-to
- Extended
- dih-eh-KRIH-non-toh
- IPA
- /di.eˈkri.non.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- were disputing
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
di-e-KRI-non-to
- sentence
HO-te de a-NE-bê PE-tros eis ie-rou-sa-LÊM di-e-KRI-non-to pros au-TON hoi ek pe-ri-to-MÊS
Exegesis
The main narrative clause follows with diekrinonto {διεκρίνοντο | di-e-krí-non-to}, an imperfect middle indicative that portrays an ongoing or processive action in past time, describing continual or repeated disputing.
Root and etymology
krinokappa–rho–iota–nu–omega
“to judge, separate, decide”
In context — Acts 11:2
But when Peter went up to Jerusalem, those of the circumcision contended with him .
About this coordinate
Acts 11:2:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 11:2, so the Greek word διεκρίνοντο (diekrinonto) 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.11.2.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.11.2.W7.S1) and character.