Acts 15:8:5Acts.15.8.W5TAB
ἐμαρτύρησεν
emartyrêsen
“bore witness”
- Transliteration
- e-mar-TY-rê-sen
- Extended
- eh-mahr-TY-rê-sehn
- IPA
- /e.marˈtyː.rɛː.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- bore witness
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-mar-TY-rê-sen
- sentence
KAI ho kar-di-o-GNÔ-stês the-OS e-mar-TY-rê-sen au-TOIS DOUS to PNEU-ma to HA-gi-on ka-THÔS KAI hê-MEEN
Exegesis
The aorist verb emarturesen {ἐμαρτύρησεν | emartýrēsen} ‘bore witness’ predicates God’s action, while the dative pronoun autois {αὐτοῖς | autoîs} marks the recipients of that testimony.
In context — Acts 15:8
God , who knows the hearts, testified on their behalf by giving the Holy Spirit to them, just as also to us.
About this coordinate
Acts 15:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 15:8, so the Greek word ἐμαρτύρησεν (emartyrêsen) 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.15.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.8.W5.S1) and character.