Acts 13:7:15Acts.13.7.W15TAB
ἐπεζήτησεν
epezêtēsen
“he sought”
- Transliteration
- e-pe-ZÊ-tē-sen
- Extended
- eh-peh-zay-TEE-sehn
- IPA
- /e.peˈzɛː.tɛː.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he sought
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-pe-ZÊ-tē-sen
- sentence
hos ÊN syn tÔ an-thy-PÁ-tō ser-GÍ-ō PAU-lō an-DRÍ sy-ne-TÔ HOU-tos pros-ka-le-SÁ-me-nos bar-na-BÂN KAI SAU-lon e-pe-ZÊ-tē-sen a-KOU-sai ton LO-gon tou the-OU
Exegesis
The main finite verb epezetēsen {ἐπεζήτησεν | epezetēsen} governs the complementary infinitive akousai {ἀκοῦσαι | akoûsai}, so that the purpose or content of his seeking is “to hear.”
In context — Acts 13:7
Who was with the proconsul Sergius Paulus, a man of intelligence ; this man, having summoned Barnabas and Saul, sought to hear the word of God .
About this coordinate
Acts 13:7:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 13:7, so the Greek word ἐπεζήτησεν (epezêtēsen) 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.13.7.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.7.W15.S1) and character.