Acts 15:3:16Acts.15.3.W16TAB
ἐπιστροφὴν
epistrophên
“conversion”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-stro-PHÊN
- Extended
- eh-pih-stroh-PHAYN
- IPA
- /e.pi.stroˈpʰɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- conversion
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-pi-stro-PHÊN
- sentence
hoi MEN OUN pro-pem-PHEN-tes hy-PO tês ek-klay-SEE-as di-AYR-khon-to tên te phoi-NEE-kên KAI sa-MA-rei-an ek-di-ay-gou-ME-noi tên e-pi-stro-PHÊN tôn eth-NÔN KAI e-POI-oun kha-RAN me-GA-lên PA-si tois a-del-PHOIS
Exegesis
The second nominative participle ekdiēgoumenoi {ἐκδιηγούμενοι | ekdiēgoúmenoi} ‘describing in detail’ expresses manner, with its object tēn epistrophēn tōn ethnōn {τὴν ἐπιστροφὴν τῶν ἐθνῶν | tḕn epistrophḕn tôn ethnôn} ‘the conversion of the Gentiles’.
Root and etymology
Rootsigma–tau–rho–epsilon–phi–omega
“to turn, change direction”
In context — Acts 15:3
Thus, after the assembly commissioned them, they moved through Phoenicia and Samaria, offering a thorough account of the conversion of the Gentiles, and they brought abundant joy to all the brothers.
About this coordinate
Acts 15:3:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Acts 15:3, so the Greek word ἐπιστροφὴν (epistrophên) 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.15.3.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.3.W16.S1) and character.