Acts 15:28:1Acts.15.28.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 gar tô PNEU-ma-ti tô ha-GI-ō KAI hê-MEEN mê-THEN PLE-on e-pi-TI-the-sthai hy-MEEN BA-ros PLÊN TOU-tōn tôn e-PA-nan-ges
Exegesis
The verse begins with edoxen gar {ἔδοξεν γὰρ | é-do-xen gar}, where the impersonal aorist verb edoxen indicates a settled judgment, and gar introduces it as the rationale for the council’s decision.
Root and etymology
dokeodelta–omicron–kappa–epsilon–omega
“to seem, think”
In context — Acts 15:28
For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to place on you no greater burden than these necessary things .
About this coordinate
Acts 15:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 15:28, 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.15.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.28.W1.S1) and character.