Acts 15:13:1Acts.15.13.W1TAB
μετὰ
meta
“and after”
- Transliteration
- me-TA
- Extended
- meh-TAH
- IPA
- /meˈta/
Meaning by language
- English
- and after
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Alphabet Analysis
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-TA
- sentence
me-TA de to si-GÊ-sai au-TOUS a-pe-KRI-thê i-A-kō-bos LE-gōn AN-dres a-del-PHOI a-KOU-sa-TE mou
Exegesis
The opening phrase meta de to sigesai autous {μετὰ δὲ τὸ σιγῆσαι αὐτοὺς | me-tá dè tò si-gê-sai au-toús} forms a temporal clause using meta with an articular infinitive, a construction that expresses “after” with an action viewed as a complete event.
In context — Acts 15:13
When they had become silent, James responded, saying, “Men, brothers, listen to me.”
About this coordinate
Acts 15:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 15:13, so the Greek word μετὰ (meta) 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.15.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.13.W1.S1) and character.