Acts 11:3:9Acts.11.3.W9TAB
συνέφαγες
synephages
“you ate with”
- Transliteration
- sy-NE-pha-ges
- Extended
- syoo-NEH-phah-gehs
- IPA
- /syˈne.pʰa.ges/
Meaning by language
- English
- you ate with
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Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
sy-NE-pha-ges
- sentence
LE-gon-tes HO-ti ei-SEEL-thes pros AN-dras a-kro-by-STEE-an E-khon-tas KAI sy-NE-pha-ges au-TOIS
Exegesis
The conjunction kai {καὶ | kaì} coordinates a second accusation, synephages autois {συνέφαγες αὐτοῖς | syné-pha-ges au-toîs} ‘you ate with them’, where the verb is an aorist of a compound “eat-with” form, highlighting shared table fellowship rather than mere consumption of food. Syntactically, the two aorist verbs eiselthes and synephages, joined by kai, present a pair of actions (entering and eating) that together violate Jewish purity and association norms in the eyes of the speakers. In translation, the participial phrase akrobystian echontas is most naturally rendered as a relative clause (“who are uncircumcised”), and synephages is expanded to “shared meals” to communicate the social and relational dimension of the eating implied by the compound verb.
In context — Acts 11:3
They were saying, “You went in to men who are uncircumcised , and you ate with them.”
About this coordinate
Acts 11:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 11:3, so the Greek word συνέφαγες (synephages) 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.11.3.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.11.3.W9.S1) and character.