Acts 13:48:13Acts.13.48.W13TAB
ἐπίστευσαν
episteusan
“believed”
- Transliteration
- e-PI-steu-san
- Extended
- eh-PI-steu-sahn
- IPA
- /eˈpi.steu.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- believed
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | 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-PI-steu-san
- sentence
a-KOU-on-ta de TA E-thnê E-khai-ron KAI e-DOX-a-zon ton LO-gon tou KY-ree-ou KAI e-PI-steu-san HO-soi E-san te-tag-ME-noi eis dzô-ÊN ai-Ō-ni-on
Exegesis
A second kai {καὶ | kaí} introduces the climactic result: episteusan {ἐπίστευσαν | e-pí-steu-san}, an aorist indicative that summarizes the definitive response of faith.
In context — Acts 13:48
But when the nations were hearing this, they rejoiced and glorified the word of the Lord , and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed.
About this coordinate
Acts 13:48:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Acts 13:48, so the Greek word ἐπίστευσαν (episteusan) 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.13.48.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.48.W13.S1) and character.