Acts 15:33:4Acts.15.33.W4TAB
ἀπελύθησαν
apelythêsan
“they were released”
- Transliteration
- a-pe-LY-thê-san
- Extended
- ah-peh-LY-tʰê-sahn
- IPA
- /a.peˈly.tʰɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were released
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
Tap any key to hear its pronunciation
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
a-pe-LY-thê-san
- sentence
poi-EE-san-tes de KHRO-non a-pe-LY-thê-san met ei-RÊ-nês a-PO tôn a-del-PHÔN pros tous a-po-STEI-lan-tas au-TOUS
Exegesis
The main verb apeluthēsan {ἀπελύθησαν | a-pe-lý-thē-san} ‘they were released’ is passive, with the agent implied as the community.
In context — Acts 15:33
And after they had spent time there, they were sent away with peace from the brothers to the senders .
About this coordinate
Acts 15:33:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 15:33, so the Greek word ἀπελύθησαν (apelythêsan) 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.15.33.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.33.W4.S1) and character.