Acts 13:46:33Acts.13.46.W33TAB
ἔθνη
ethnē
“nations”
- Transliteration
- E-thnē
- Extended
- EH-thnêh
- IPA
- /ˈe.tʰnɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- nations
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
E-thnē
- 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 deictic particle idou {ἰδοὺ | idoú} marks a decisive turning point, drawing attention to the new action strephometha eis ta ethnē {στρεφόμεθα εἰς τὰ ἔθνη | strephómetha eis tà éthnē}, where the middle voice of strephometha underscores a deliberate, self-involving redirection of mission toward the Gentiles. The English renderings mirror the Greek progression from past bold speech, to statement of divine necessity, to the audience’s self-condemnation, and finally to the decisive shift in evangelistic focus.
Root and etymology
ethnosepsilon–theta–nu–omicron–sigma
“nation, people group”
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 13:46:33 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 33 of Acts 13:46, so the Greek word ἔθνη (ethnē) 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.W33, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.46.W33.S1) and character.