Acts 15:32:16Acts.15.32.W16TAB
ἐπεστήρισαν.
epestêrisan
“strengthened”
- Transliteration
- e-pe-STÊ-ri-san
- Extended
- eh-peh-STAY-ree-sahn
- IPA
- /e.peˈstɛː.ri.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- strengthened
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-pe-STÊ-ri-san
- sentence
i-OU-das te KAI si-LAS KAI au-TOI pro-PHÊ-tai ON-tes di-A LO-gou pol-LOU pa-re-KA-le-san tous a-del-PHOUS KAI e-pe-STÊ-ri-san
Exegesis
The aorist verbs parekalesan {παρεκάλεσαν | pa-re-ká-le-san} and epesterisan {ἐπεστήρισαν | e-pe-stḗ-ri-san}, connected by kai, respectively describe their completed acts of encouragement and of strengthening the community. In translation, the participial phrase is formally rendered as who themselves were prophets, and the idiom dia logou pollou is rendered formally as with many words and dynamically as spoke at length, both aiming to convey sustained verbal ministry that builds up the believers.
Root and etymology
episterizoepis-tē-rí-zō
“to strengthen”
In context — Acts 15:32
And Judas and Silas, who themselves were prophets, encouraged the brothers with many words and strengthened them.
About this coordinate
Acts 15:32:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Acts 15:32, so the Greek word ἐπεστήρισαν. (epestêrisan) 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.15.32.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.32.W16.S1) and character.