Acts 13:50:18Acts.13.50.W18TAB
ἐπὶ
epi
“against”
- Transliteration
- e-PI
- Extended
- eh-PIH
- IPA
- /eˈpi/
Meaning by language
- English
- against
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
e-PI
- sentence
hoi de iou-DAI-oi pa-RO-trü-nan tas se-bo-ME-nas gy-NAI-kas tas eu-SKHÊ-mo-nas kai tous PRÔ-tous tês PO-le-os kai e-PÊ-gei-ran di-ôg-MON e-PI ton PAU-lon kai bar-na-BAN kai ek-SE-ba-lon au-TOUS a-PO tôn ho-RI-ōn au-TÔN
Exegesis
The repeated kai {καὶ | kaí} throughout the verse creates polysyndeton, giving a stepwise, cumulative feel to the hostile actions: the same subject then performs epegeiran diogmon {ἐπήγειραν διωγμὸν | e-pḗ-gei-ran di-ōg-món}, “they raised persecution,” with the prepositional phrase epi ton Paulon kai Barnaban {ἐπὶ τὸν Παῦλον καὶ Βαρναβᾶν | e-pì tòn Paû-lon kaì Bar-na-bân} specifying the direct targets.
In context — Acts 13:50
But the Jews incited the devout women who were noble and the leading men of the city, and stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them from their district.
About this coordinate
Acts 13:50:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Acts 13:50, so the Greek word ἐπὶ (epi) 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.13.50.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.50.W18.S1) and character.