Acts 14:26:6Acts.14.26.W6TAB
ἦσαν
êsan
“they were”
- Transliteration
- Ê-san
- Extended
- ÊÊ-sahn
- IPA
- /ˈɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
Ê-san
- sentence
ka-KEI-then a-PE-pleu-san eis an-ti-O-khei-an HO-then Ê-san pa-ra-de-do-ME-noi têi KHA-ri-ti tou the-OU eis to ER-gon ho e-PLÊ-rô-san
Exegesis
In that clause, esan paradedomenoi {ἦσαν παραδεδομένοι | ê-san pa-ra-de-do-mé-noi} combines the imperfect of eimi with a perfect passive participle to convey a past state of having been entrusted.
Root and etymology
apeitheōalpha–pi–epsilon–iota–theta–epsilon–omega
“to disobey, be unpersuaded”
In context — Acts 14:26
And from there they sailed to Antioch, from where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work which they had fulfilled .
About this coordinate
Acts 14:26:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Acts 14:26, so the Greek word ἦσαν (êsan) 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.14.26.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.14.26.W6.S1) and character.