Acts 14:28:1Acts.14.28.W1TAB
διέτριβον
dietribon
“they were staying”
- Transliteration
- di-E-tri-bon
- Extended
- dih-EH-trih-bohn
- IPA
- /diˈe.tri.bon/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were staying
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
di-E-tri-bon
- sentence
di-E-tri-bon de KHRO-non ouk o-LI-gon syn tois ma-thê-TAIS
Exegesis
The verse consists of a single main clause centered on the imperfect verb dietribon {διέτριβον | dié-tri-bon} ‘they were spending time’, whose imperfective aspect portrays an ongoing, extended activity rather than a momentary visit.
In context — Acts 14:28
And they spent no little time with the disciples .
About this coordinate
Acts 14:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 14:28, so the Greek word διέτριβον (dietribon) 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.14.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.14.28.W1.S1) and character.