Acts 15:14:2Acts.15.14.W2TAB
ἐξηγήσατο
eksêgaysato
“explained”
- Transliteration
- ek-sê-GAY-sa-to
- Extended
- ehk-say-GAY-sah-toh
- IPA
- /ek.sɛːˈgɛː.sa.to/
Meaning by language
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) |
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Word in context
- word
ek-sê-GAY-sa-to
- sentence
sy-me-ON ek-sê-GAY-sa-to ka-THÔS PRÔ-ton ho the-OS e-pe-SKEP-sa-to la-BEEN eks e-THNÔN la-ON tôi o-NO-ma-ti au-TOU
Exegesis
The main clause opens with the subject Symeōn {Συμεὼν | Symeōn} ‘Simeon’ and the verb exēgēsato {ἐξηγήσατο | exēgēsato} ‘explained’, summarizing Peter’s report.
In context — Acts 15:14
Simeon has related how God first visited the Gentiles to take from them a people for His name.
About this coordinate
Acts 15:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 15:14, so the Greek word ἐξηγήσατο (eksêgaysato) 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.15.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.14.W2.S1) and character.