Acts 13:12:8Acts.13.12.W8TAB
ἐκπλησσόμενος
ekplêssomenos
“being astonished”
- Transliteration
- ek-plês-SO-me-nos
- Extended
- ehk-plehs-SOH-meh-nohs
- IPA
- /ek.plɛːsˈso.me.nos/
Meaning by language
- English
- being astonished
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ek-plês-SO-me-nos
- 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 contemporaneous participle ekplēssomenos {ἐκπλησσόμενος | ek-plēs-só-me-nos} ‘being amazed’ further describes the proconsul, showing that his belief is accompanied by ongoing astonishment.
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 13:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Acts 13:12, so the Greek word ἐκπλησσόμενος (ekplêssomenos) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.12.W8.S1) and character.