Acts 13:11:27Acts.13.11.W27TAB
ἐζήτει
edzêtei
“he was seeking”
- Transliteration
- e-DZÊ-tei
- Extended
- eh-DZAY-tei
- IPA
- /eˈdzɛː.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he was seeking
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-DZÊ-tei
- sentence
KAI NYN i-DOU KHEIR ky-REE-ou e-PI SE KAI E-sê ty-PHLOS MÊ BLE-pōn ton HÊ-li-on A-khri kai-ROU pa-ra-KHRÊ-ma de E-pe-sen ep au-TON a-KHLYS KAI SKO-tos KAI pe-ri-A-gōn e-DZÊ-tei khei-ra-gō-GOUS
Exegesis
The participle periagōn {περιάγων | periágōn} introduces a circumstantial clause “as he went about,” describing his disoriented movement, while the imperfect ezētei {ἐζήτει | ezḗtei} expresses continuous past action, highlighting an ongoing, desperate search.
In context — Acts 13:11
And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon you, and you will be blind, not seeing the sun until a season. Immediately, then, mist and darkness fell upon him, and going about, he was seeking those to lead him by the hand.
About this coordinate
Acts 13:11:27 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 27 of Acts 13:11, so the Greek word ἐζήτει (edzêtei) 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.13.11.W27, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.11.W27.S1) and character.