Acts 13:12:7Acts.13.12.W7TAB
ἐπίστευσεν
episteusen
“he believed”
- Transliteration
- e-PI-steu-sen
- Extended
- eh-PIH-steu-sehn
- IPA
- /eˈpis.teu.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he believed
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-PI-steu-sen
- sentence
TO-te i-DON ho an-THY-pa-tos to ge-go-NOS e-PI-steu-sen ek-plês-SO-me-nos e-PI tê di-da-KHÊ tou KY-ree-ou
Exegesis
The main verb episteusen {ἐπίστευσεν | e-pí-steu-sen} ‘he believed’ is aorist indicative, portraying a decisive response.
In context — Acts 13:12
Then the proconsul , having seen what had happened, believed, being astonished at the teaching of the Lord .
About this coordinate
Acts 13:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 13:12, so the Greek word ἐπίστευσεν (episteusen) 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.13.12.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.12.W7.S1) and character.