Acts 13:14:21Acts.13.14.W21TAB
ἐκάθισαν
ekathisan
“they sat down”
- Transliteration
- e-KA-thi-san
- Extended
- eh-KAH-tʰih-sahn
- IPA
- /eˈka.tʰi.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they sat down
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-KA-thi-san
- sentence
au-TOI de di-el-THON-tes a-PO tês PER-gês pa-re-GHE-non-to eis an-ti-O-khe-an tên pi-si-DI-an kai eis-el-THON-tes eis tên sy-na-gô-GÊN têi hê-ME-ra tôn sab-BA-tôn e-KA-thi-san
Exegesis
The narrative concludes with ekáthisan {ἐκάθισαν | e-ká-thi-san} 'they sat down', which positions the characters for the ensuing synagogue address.
In context — Acts 13:14
But they, having traveled from Perga, arrived at Antioch in Pisidia, and having entered into the synagogue on the Sabbath day , they sat down.
About this coordinate
Acts 13:14:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of Acts 13:14, so the Greek word ἐκάθισαν (ekathisan) 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.13.14.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.14.W21.S1) and character.