Acts 14:9:7Acts.14.9.W7TAB
ἀτενίσας
ateneesas
“having looked intently”
- Transliteration
- a-te-NEE-sas
- Extended
- ah-teh-NEE-sahs
- IPA
- /a.teˈni.sas/
Meaning by language
- English
- having looked intently
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
a-te-NEE-sas
- sentence
HOU-tos Ê-kou-sen TOU PAU-lou la-LOUN-tos HOS a-te-NEE-sas au-TOI kai i-DÔN HO-ti E-khei PI-stin TOU sô-THÊ-nai
Exegesis
Within this clause, two aorist participles, atenisas {ἀτενίσας | a-te-ní-sas} “having fixed his gaze” and idon {ἰδὼν | i-dṑn} “having seen,” are coordinated by kai {καὶ | kaí}, portraying a sequence of concentrated observation and perception prior to any verbal response.
In context — Acts 14:9
This man listened to Paul speaking, who, having fixed his gaze on him and seeing that he had faith to be healed,
About this coordinate
Acts 14:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 14:9, so the Greek word ἀτενίσας (ateneesas) 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.14.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.14.9.W7.S1) and character.