Acts 14:2:3Acts.14.2.W3TAB
ἀπειθήσαντες
apeitheesantes
“having disobeyed”
- Transliteration
- a-pei-THEE-san-tes
- Extended
- ah-pei-THEE-sahn-tehs
- IPA
- /a.peiˈtʰɛː.san.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- having disobeyed
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-pei-THEE-san-tes
- sentence
hoi de a-pei-THEE-san-tes i-ou-DAI-oi e-PEE-gei-ran KAI e-KA-kō-san tas psy-KHAS tōn e-THNŌN ka-TA tōn a-del-PHŌN
Exegesis
The verse begins with the substantival participle apeithēsantes {ἀπειθήσαντες | hoí apeithḗsantes} combined with Ioudaioi {Ἰουδαῖοι | Ioudaîoi} to identify “the unbelieving Jews,” contrasted by the postpositive de {δὲ | dè} “but.”
Root and etymology
apeitheōalpha–pi–epsilon–iota–theta–epsilon–omega
“to disobey, be unpersuaded”
In context — Acts 14:2
But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and made the souls of the nations hostile against the brothers.
About this coordinate
Acts 14:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 14:2, so the Greek word ἀπειθήσαντες (apeitheesantes) 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.14.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.14.2.W3.S1) and character.