Acts 14:2:5Acts.14.2.W5TAB
ἐπήγειραν
epeegeiran
“stirred up”
- Transliteration
- e-PEE-gei-ran
- Extended
- eh-PEE-gei-rahn
- IPA
- /eˈpɛː.gei.ran/
Meaning by language
- English
- stirred up
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-PEE-gei-ran
- 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
Two coordinated aorist verbs, epēgeiran {ἐπήγειραν | epḗgeiran} “stirred up” and ekakōsan {ἐκάκωσαν | ekákōsan} “harmed,” linked by kai {καὶ | kaí}, portray a sequence of hostile actions.
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 14:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 14:2, so the Greek word ἐπήγειραν (epeegeiran) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.14.2.W5.S1) and character.