Acts 15:30:14Acts.15.30.W14TAB
ἐπιστολήν
epistolên
“letter”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-sto-LÊN
- Extended
- eh-pee-stoh-LAYN
- IPA
- /e.pi.stoˈlɛːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- letter
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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 | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-pi-sto-LÊN
- sentence
hoi MEN OUN a-po-ly-THEN-tes ka-TÊL-thon eis an-ti-O-khei-an KAI sy-na-ga-GON-tes to PLÊ-thos e-PE-do-kan tên e-pi-sto-LÊN
Exegesis
The object of gathering is the plēthos {τὸ πλῆθος | to plê-thos} “multitude,” while the epistolēn {τὴν ἐπιστολήν | tēn ep-is-to-lḗn} “letter” functions as the direct object of epedōkan. The sequence of aorist participles and indicatives compacts the actions into a rapid narrative chain, which in English is optimally rendered with temporal clauses to preserve logical order.
Root and etymology
epistéllōe-pis-tél-lō
“to send a message, instruct by letter”
In context — Acts 15:30
Therefore, those who had been sent off went down to Antioch and, having gathered the multitude , delivered the letter .
About this coordinate
Acts 15:30:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Acts 15:30, so the Greek word ἐπιστολήν (epistolên) 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.15.30.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.30.W14.S1) and character.