Acts 13:46:18Acts.13.46.W18TAB
ἐπειδὴ
epeidê
“since”
- Transliteration
- e-pei-DÊ
- Extended
- eh-pei-DÊH
- IPA
- /e.peiˈdɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- since
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-pei-DÊ
- sentence
par-rhē-si-a-SA-me-noi te ho PAU-los KAI ho bar-na-BAS EI-pan hy-MEEN EEN a-nan-KAI-on PRO-ton la-lē-THÊ-nai ton LO-gon tou the-OU e-pei-DÊ a-pō-THEI-sthe au-TON KAI ouk a-KSI-ous KRI-ne-te he-au-TOUS tês ai-ō-NI-ou zō-ÊS i-DOU stre-PHO-me-tha eis ta E-thnē
Exegesis
The causal conjunction epeidē {ἐπειδὴ | epeidḗ} introduces the reason for a missional shift: apōtheisthe auton {ἀπωθεῖσθε αὐτὸν | apōtheîsthe autón} ‘you are rejecting it’ places the present middle indicative before the pronoun object, emphasizing the audience’s ongoing refusal of the message.
In context — Acts 13:46
And after Paul and Barnabas had spoken boldly, they said, “It was necessary for the word of God to be spoken to you first. But since you are rejecting it and do not consider yourselves worthy of eternal life, behold, we are turning to the Gentiles.”
About this coordinate
Acts 13:46:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Acts 13:46, so the Greek word ἐπειδὴ (epeidê) 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.13.46.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.46.W18.S1) and character.