Acts 15:34:2Acts.15.34.W2TAB
ἔδοξε
edoks(e)
“it seemed good”
- Transliteration
- E-do-ks(e)
- Extended
- EH-doh-ks(eh)
- IPA
- /ˈe.dok.se/
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) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-do-ks(e)
- sentence
KAI E-do-ks(e) si-LA e-pi-MEI-nai au-TOU
Exegesis
The impersonal aorist indicative edoxe {Ἔδοξε | é-dok-se} ‘it seemed good’ functions as a decision expression that lacks an explicit subject.
Root and etymology
dokeōdelta–omicron–kappa–epsilon–omega
“to seem, think good”
In context — Acts 15:34
##ACTS15_V34_VARIANT## Some manuscripts add: But it seemed good to Silas to remain there.
About this coordinate
Acts 15:34:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 15:34, so the Greek word ἔδοξε (edoks(e)) 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.15.34.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.34.W2.S1) and character.