Acts 14:4:10Acts.14.4.W10TAB

ἦσαν

êsan

were

Transliteration
Ê-san
Extended
Ê-sahn
IPA
/ˈɛː.san/

Meaning by language

English
were

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Result
ἦ + σαν
ê + san
êsan

Alphabet Analysis

Etai — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Alphaah — as in father
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    Ê-san

  2. sentence

    e-SKHI-sthê DE to PLÊ-thos tês PO-le-ōs KAI hoi MEN Ê-san syn tois iou-DAI-ois hoi DE syn tois a-po-STO-lois

Exegesis

The imperfect ēsan {ἦσαν | ê-san} “they were” portrays an ongoing state of alignment rather than a momentary choice.

Root and etymology

apeitheōalpha–pi–epsilon–iota–theta–epsilon–omega

to disobey, be unpersuaded

In contextActs 14:4

But the multitude of the city was divided, and some were with the Jews, but others with the apostles .

About this coordinate

Acts 14:4:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 14:4, 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.14.4.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.14.4.W10.S1) and character.