Acts 15:12:1Acts.15.12.W1TAB
Ἐσίγησεν
esigêsen
“became silent”
- Transliteration
- e-SI-gê-sen
- Extended
- eh-SIH-gê-sehn
- IPA
- /eˈsi.ɣeː.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- became silent
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-SI-gê-sen
- sentence
e-SI-gê-sen de PAN to PLÊ-thos KAI Ê-kou-on bar-na-BA KAI PAU-lou ek-sê-gou-ME-nōn HO-sa e-POI-ê-sen ho the-OS sê-MEI-a KAI TE-ra-ta en tois ETH-ne-sin di au-TÔN
Exegesis
The verse opens with esigēsen {ἐσίγησεν | e-sí-gē-sen} “fell silent,” an aorist verb portraying the crowd’s sudden, collective hush.
Root and etymology
sigēsigma–iota–gamma–eta
“silence, quiet”
In context — Acts 15:12
Then the whole multitude became quiet, and they listened to Barnabas and Paul as they recounted all the signs and wonders that God had done among the Gentiles through them.
About this coordinate
Acts 15:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 15:12, so the Greek word Ἐσίγησεν (esigêsen) 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.15.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.12.W1.S1) and character.