Acts 15:35:5Acts.15.35.W5TAB
διέτριβον
dietribon
“were staying”
- Transliteration
- di-E-tri-bon
- Extended
- dih-EH-trih-bohn
- IPA
- /diˈe.tri.bon/
Meaning by language
- English
- were staying
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Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
di-E-tri-bon
- sentence
PAU-los DE KAI bar-na-BAS di-E-tri-bon en an-ti-o-KHEI-a di-DA-skon-tes KAI eu-an-ge-li-DZO-me-noi me-TA KAI he-TE-rōn pol-LŌN ton LO-gon tou KY-ree-oo
Exegesis
The imperfect verb dietribon {διέτριβον | di-é-tri-bon} conveys ongoing action—“they were remaining”—in Antiochia {Ἀντιοχείᾳ | An-ti-o-kheí-ai}.
In context — Acts 15:35
But Paul and Barnabas remained in Antioch, teaching and proclaiming the word of the Lord alongside many others.
About this coordinate
Acts 15:35:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 15:35, so the Greek word διέτριβον (dietribon) 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.15.35.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.35.W5.S1) and character.