Acts 15:21:3Acts.15.21.W3TAB

ἐκ

ek

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Transliteration
ek
Extended
ehk
IPA
/ek/

Meaning by language

English
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Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Kappak — as in kite

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Word in context

  1. word

    ek

  2. sentence

    mō-yü-SÊS gar ek ge-ne-ÔN ar-kha-ÍŌN ka-TA PO-lin tous kē-RYS-son-tas au-TON E-khei en tais sy-na-gō-GAIS ka-TA PÂN SA-bba-ton a-na-gi-nō-SKO-me-nos

Exegesis

The genitive ek geneōn archaiōn {ἐκ γενεῶν ἀρχαίων | ek ge-ne-ṓn ar-khaí-ōn} “from ancient generations” employs a genitive of origin.

Root and etymology

Rootkappa–alpha–lambda–epsilon–omega

to call, summon

In contextActs 15:21

For Moses from ancient generations has in every city those who proclaim him, because he is being read in the synagogues every Sabbath .

About this coordinate

Acts 15:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Acts 15:21, so the Greek word ἐκ (ek) 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.15.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.21.W3.S1) and character.