Acts 13:45:7Acts.13.45.W7TAB
ἐπλήσθησαν
eplêsthêsan
“were filled”
- Transliteration
- e-PLÊS-thê-san
- Extended
- eh-PLÊÊS-thêê-sahn
- IPA
- /eˈplɛːs.tʰɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- were filled
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | 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-PLÊS-thê-san
- 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
The passive verb eplesthesan {ἐπλήσθησαν | eplḗsthēsan} ‘they were filled’ takes the genitive zelou {ζήλου | zḗlou} ‘jealousy’ to express inward emotion.
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 13:45:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 13:45, so the Greek word ἐπλήσθησαν (eplêsthêsan) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.45.W7.S1) and character.