Acts 15:19:10Acts.15.19.W10TAB
ἐπιστρέφουσιν
epistrephousin
“who turn”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-STRE-phou-sin
- Extended
- eh-pih-STREH-phoo-sihn
- IPA
- /e.piˈstrepʰu.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- who turn
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-pi-STRE-phou-sin
- sentence
di-O e-GO KRI-nō MÊ pa-re-no-khle-IN tois a-PO tôn eth-NÔN e-pi-STRE-phou-sin e-PI ton the-ON
Exegesis
The participle epistrephousin {ἐπιστρέφουσιν | epistréphousin} ‘turning’ functions attributively, describing those in the process of conversion.
In context — Acts 15:19
For this reason, I judge that we should not trouble those from among the Gentiles who are turning to God .
About this coordinate
Acts 15:19:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 15:19, so the Greek word ἐπιστρέφουσιν (epistrephousin) 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.15.19.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.19.W10.S1) and character.