Acts 13:3:6Acts.13.3.W6TAB
ἐπιθέντες
epithehntes
“having placed”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-THEHN-tes
- Extended
- eh-pee-THEHN-tehs
- IPA
- /e.piˈtʰen.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- having placed
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
e-pi-THEHN-tes
- sentence
TO-te nê-steu-SAN-tes KAI pro-seu-KSA-me-noi KAI e-pi-THEHN-tes tas KHEI-ras au-TOIS a-PE-ly-san
Exegesis
Three aorist participles—nesteusantes {νηστεύσαντες | nē-steú-san-tes}, proseuxamenoi {προσευξάμενοι | pro-seuxá-me-noi}, and epithentes {ἐπιθέντες | e-pi-thén-tes}—function as circumstantial participles in the nominative plural, describing preliminary acts of fasting, praying, and laying on of hands.
In context — Acts 13:3
Then, after they had fasted and prayed, and after laying their hands on them, they released them to go.
About this coordinate
Acts 13:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 13:3, so the Greek word ἐπιθέντες (epithehntes) 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.13.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.3.W6.S1) and character.