Acts 13:18:3Acts.13.18.W3TAB
τεσσερακονταετῆ
tesserakontaetê
“forty-year”
- Transliteration
- tes-se-ra-kon-ta-e-TÊ
- Extended
- tehs-seh-rah-kohn-tah-eh-TÊ
- IPA
- /tes.se.ra.kon.ta.eˈtɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- forty-year
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Alphabet Analysis
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
tes-se-ra-kon-ta-e-TÊ
- sentence
KAI hôs tes-se-ra-kon-ta-e-TÊ KHRÓ-non e-tro-po-PHO-rê-sen au-TOUS en têi e-RÊ-môi
Exegesis
The combination tesserakontaete khronon {τεσσερακονταετῆ χρόνον | tesserakontaetê khrónon} forms an accusative of extent of time, indicating the duration “about forty years.”
In context — Acts 13:18
And for about forty years He bore with them in the wilderness .
About this coordinate
Acts 13:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 13:18, so the Greek word τεσσερακονταετῆ (tesserakontaetê) 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.13.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.18.W3.S1) and character.