Acts 13:48:4Acts.13.48.W4TAB
ἔθνη
ethnê
“Gentiles”
- Transliteration
- E-thnê
- Extended
- EH-thnê
- IPA
- /ˈe.tʰnɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Gentiles
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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-thnê
- 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
The verse opens with the neuter participle akouonta {ἀκούοντα | a-koú-on-ta} modifying the subject phrase ta ethne {τὰ ἔθνη | tà éth-nē}, yielding a circumstantial participial construction that is best rendered temporally as “when the Gentiles were hearing.”
Root and etymology
ethnosepsilon–theta–nu–omicron–sigma
“nation, people group”
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 13:48:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 13:48, so the Greek word ἔθνη (ethnê) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.48.W4.S1) and character.