Acts 13:49:1Acts.13.49.W1TAB
διεφέρετο
diefereto
“was being carried through”
- Transliteration
- di-e-FE-re-to
- Extended
- dih-eh-FEH-reh-toh
- IPA
- /di.eˈpʰe.re.to/
Meaning by language
- English
- was being carried through
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
di-e-FE-re-to
- sentence
di-e-FE-re-to de ho LO-gos tou KY-ree-ou di HO-lês tês KHO-ras
Exegesis
The clause begins with the verb diephereto {διεφέρετο | diephé-re-to} ‘was being spread’, an imperfect middle/passive indicative that underscores ongoing, repeated diffusion of the message in past time.
In context — Acts 13:49
And the word of the Lord was being spread throughout all the region .
About this coordinate
Acts 13:49:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 13:49, so the Greek word διεφέρετο (diefereto) 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.13.49.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.49.W1.S1) and character.