Acts 13:20:9Acts.13.20.W9TAB

ἔδωκεν

edōken

he gave

Transliteration
E-dō-ken
Extended
EH-dôh-kehn
IPA
/ˈe.dɔː.ken/

Meaning by language

English
he gave

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Result
ἔ + δω + κεν
e + dō + ken
edōken

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Deltath — as in this
Omegao — same as omicron
Kappak — as in kite
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    E-dō-ken

  2. sentence

    hōs E-te-si te-tra-ko-SI-ois KAI pen-TE-khon-ta KAI me-TA TAU-ta E-dō-ken kri-TAS HE-ōs sa-mou-EL tou pro-PHÊ-tou

Exegesis

The main verb edoken {ἔδωκεν | édōken} ‘he gave’ with its object kritas {κριτὰς | kritàs} ‘judges’ presents leadership as a divine gift.

In contextActs 13:20

For about four hundred and fifty years and after these things He gave judges until Samuel the prophet

About this coordinate

Acts 13:20:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 13:20, so the Greek word ἔδωκεν (edōken) 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.13.20.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.20.W9.S1) and character.