Acts 15:25:1Acts.15.25.W1TAB
ἔδοξεν
edoksen
“it seemed good”
- Transliteration
- E-dok-sen
- Extended
- EH-dohk-sehn
- IPA
- /ˈe.dok.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- it seemed good
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
E-dok-sen
- sentence
E-dok-sen hê-MEEN ge-no-ME-nois ho-mo-thy-ma-DON ek-lek-sa-ME-nous AN-dras PEMP-sai pros hy-MAS syn tois a-ga-pê-TOIS hê-MON bar-na-BA kai PAU-lō
Exegesis
The verse begins with the impersonal verb edoxen {ἔδοξεν | é-dox-en} “it seemed good,” a conventional formulary in deliberative assemblies, with hēmin {ἡμῖν | hē-mîn} marking the decision-making group.
Root and etymology
dokeodelta–omicron–kappa–epsilon–omega
“to seem, think”
In context — Acts 15:25
It seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul.
About this coordinate
Acts 15:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 15:25, so the Greek word ἔδοξεν (edoksen) 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.15.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.25.W1.S1) and character.