Acts 13:45:15Acts.13.45.W15TAB
βλασφημοῦντες
blasphêmountes
“blaspheming”
- Transliteration
- blas-phê-MOUN-tes
- Extended
- blahs-phêê-MOOHN-tehs
- IPA
- /blas.pʰɛːˈmuːn.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- blaspheming
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| 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
blas-phê-MOUN-tes
- sentence
i-DON-tes de hoi iou-DAI-oi tous OKH-lous e-PLÊS-thê-san DZÊ-lou kai an-TE-le-gon tois hy-PO PAU-lou la-lou-ME-nois blas-phê-MOUN-tes
Exegesis
Finally, the nominative participle blasphemountes {βλασφημοῦντες | blasphēmoûntes} ‘blaspheming’ describes the manner of their contradiction, intensifying the hostility from mere disagreement to abusive speech. The translation preserves this participial sequence with temporal and manner clauses to maintain both causal flow and escalating tone.
In context — Acts 13:45
But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy and began to contradict what was being said by Paul, blaspheming .
About this coordinate
Acts 13:45:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 13:45, so the Greek word βλασφημοῦντες (blasphêmountes) 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.13.45.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.45.W15.S1) and character.