Acts 15:10:9Acts.15.10.W9TAB
ἐπὶ
epi
“upon”
- Transliteration
- e-PI
- Extended
- eh-PEE
- IPA
- /eˈpi/
Meaning by language
- English
- upon
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
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e-PI
- sentence
nyyn oun TEE pei-RA-dze-te ton the-ON e-pi-THEI-nai zy-GON e-PI ton TRA-khê-lon tôn ma-thê-TÔN hon OU-te hoi pa-TE-res hê-MON OU-te hê-MEIS is-KHY-sa-men bas-TA-sai
Exegesis
The complementary infinitive epitheinai zygon {ἐπιθεῖναι ζυγόν | e-pi-theî-nai zygón} specifies the action of imposing, localized by epi ton trachelon {ἐπὶ τὸν τράχηλον | e-pí tón trá-khē-lon} “on the neck” with matheton {μαθητῶν | ma-thē-tôn} “of the disciples” in the genitive.
Root and etymology
Rootsigma–tau–rho–epsilon–phi–omega
“to turn, change direction”
In context — Acts 15:10
Now then, why are you testing God by setting a yoke on the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we had strength to bear?
About this coordinate
Acts 15:10:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Acts 15:10, so the Greek word ἐπὶ (epi) 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.15.10.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.10.W9.S1) and character.