Acts 14:6:2Acts.14.6.W2TAB
κατέφυγον
katephygon
“they fled”
- Transliteration
- ka-TE-phy-gon
- Extended
- kah-TEH-phyh-gohn
- IPA
- /kaˈte.pʰy.gon/
Meaning by language
- English
- they fled
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ka-TE-phy-gon
- sentence
sy-ni-DON-tes ka-TE-phy-gon eis tas PO-leis tês ly-ka-o-NEE-as LYS-tran kai DER-bên kai tên pe-RI-khō-ron
Exegesis
The main verb katephygan {κατέφυγον | katéphygon} “they fled” is an aorist active indicative that summarizes the decisive historical response to the perceived threat.
Root and etymology
katapheugōkappa–alpha–tau–alpha–phi–epsilon–upsilon–gamma–omega
“to flee for refuge”
In context — Acts 14:6
When they realized this, they fled into the cities of Lycaonia, Lystra and Derbe, and the surrounding region .
About this coordinate
Acts 14:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 14:6, so the Greek word κατέφυγον (katephygon) 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.14.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.14.6.W2.S1) and character.