Acts 16:11:5Acts.16.11.W5TAB
εὐθυδρομήσαμεν
euthydromêsamen
“we made a direct voyage”
- Transliteration
- eu-thy-dro-MÊ-sa-men
- Extended
- ehv-thü-droh-MAY-sah-mehn
- IPA
- /eu.tʰy.droˈmɛː.sa.men/
Meaning by language
- English
- we made a direct voyage
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| 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
eu-thy-dro-MÊ-sa-men
- sentence
a-nakh-THEN-tes OUN a-PO trô-A-dos eu-thy-dro-MÊ-sa-men eis sa-mo-THRA-kên tê de e-pi-OU-sê eis NE-a PO-lin
Exegesis
The verb euthydromesamen {εὐθυδρομήσαμεν | euthydromḗsamen} ‘we ran a straight course’ in the aorist indicative describes the completed direct voyage to the first destination.
Root and etymology
euthydromeoepsilon–upsilon–theta–upsilon–delta–rho–omicron–mu–epsilon–omega
“to run a straight course”
In context — Acts 16:11
Therefore, having set sail from Troas , we sailed a straight course to Samothrace , and the next day went on to Neapolis.
About this coordinate
Acts 16:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 16:11, so the Greek word εὐθυδρομήσαμεν (euthydromêsamen) 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.16.11.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.11.W5.S1) and character.