Acts 16:10:7Acts.16.10.W7TAB
ἐζητήσαμεν
edzêtêsamen
“we sought”
- Transliteration
- e-dzê-TÊ-sa-men
- Extended
- eh-dzeh-TAY-sah-mehn
- IPA
- /e.dzɛːˈtiː.sa.men/
Meaning by language
- English
- we sought
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-dzê-TÊ-sa-men
- sentence
hōs de to HO-ra-ma EI-den eu-THE-ōs e-dzê-TÊ-sa-men ek-sel-THEIN eis ma-ke-do-NI-an sym-bi-BA-dzon-tes HO-ti pros-KE-klê-tai hê-MAS ho the-OS eu-an-ge-LI-sa-sthai au-TOUS
Exegesis
The adverb euthéōs {εὐθέως | euthéōs} placed before the verb highlights immediate action, leading to the purpose infinitive exeltheîn {ἐξελθεῖν | exeltheîn} governed by ezētēsamen {ἐζητήσαμεν | ezētēsamen}, expressing intent “to go out into Macedonia.”
In context — Acts 16:10
When he saw the vision, we immediately sought to set out for Macedonia, reasoning that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.
About this coordinate
Acts 16:10:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 16:10, so the Greek word ἐζητήσαμεν (edzêtêsamen) 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.16.10.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.10.W7.S1) and character.