Acts 15:6:1Acts.15.6.W1TAB
Συνήχθησάν
syneekhthêsan
“were gathered”
- Transliteration
- sy-NEEKH-thê-SAN
- Extended
- sy-NEE-khthê-SAHN
- IPA
- /syˈnɛːkʰ.tʰɛːˈsan/
Meaning by language
- English
- were gathered
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sy-NEEKH-thê-SAN
- sentence
sy-NEEKH-thê-SAN te hoi a-PO-sto-loi kai hoi pres-BY-te-roi i-de-IN pe-RI tou LO-gou TOU-tou
Exegesis
The verse begins with synechthesan {Συνῆχθησαν | Synḗchthēsan} ‘they were gathered together’, an aorist passive indicative verb that highlights an arranged meeting.
Root and etymology
synagōsigma–upsilon–nu–alpha–gamma–omega
“to bring together, gather”
In context — Acts 15:6
Then the apostles and the elders came together to examine this matter .
About this coordinate
Acts 15:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 15:6, so the Greek word Συνήχθησάν (syneekhthêsan) 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.15.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.6.W1.S1) and character.