Acts 14:7:3Acts.14.7.W3TAB
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 eu-ang-ge-li-ZO-me-noi Ê-san
Exegesis
In combination with the finite verb esan {ἦσαν | ê-san} “they were,” the participle forms a periphrastic construction that highlights ongoing, continuous action in the past. Rather than a mere punctiliar event, the syntax portrays them as habitually engaged in the activity of proclaiming good news. In English, a simple periphrastic “they were proclaiming the good news” preserves both the progressive aspect and the lexical focus on proclamation. The dynamic rendering “they continued spreading the good news” makes explicit the durative nuance of the imperfect esan and the distributive sense inherent in euangelizomenoi, while still reflecting the tight linkage between place (“there”) and persistent evangelistic activity.
Root and etymology
apeitheōalpha–pi–epsilon–iota–theta–epsilon–omega
“to disobey, be unpersuaded”
In context — Acts 14:7
And there they were proclaiming the good news .
About this coordinate
Acts 14:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 14:7, 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.14.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.14.7.W3.S1) and character.