Acts 15:34:4Acts.15.34.W4TAB
ἐπιμεῖναι
epimeinai
“to remain”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-MEI-nai
- Extended
- eh-pih-MAY-nai
- IPA
- /e.piˈmeː.nai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to remain
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-pi-MEI-nai
- sentence
KAI E-do-ks(e) si-LA e-pi-MEI-nai au-TOU
Exegesis
The infinitive epimeinai {ἐπιμεῖναι | e-pi-meî-nai} ‘to remain’ specifies the chosen action.
Root and etymology
menōmu–epsilon–nu–omega
“to remain, stay, continue”
In context — Acts 15:34
##ACTS15_V34_VARIANT## Some manuscripts add: But it seemed good to Silas to remain there.
About this coordinate
Acts 15:34:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 15:34, so the Greek word ἐπιμεῖναι (epimeinai) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.34.W4.S1) and character.