Acts 16:12:5Acts.16.12.W5TAB
ἐστὶν
estin
“is”
- Transliteration
- es-TIN
- Extended
- ehs-TIHN
- IPA
- /esˈtin/
Meaning by language
- English
- is
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
es-TIN
- sentence
ka-KEI-then eis phi-LIP-pous HÊ-tis es-TIN PRÔ-tê tês me-RI-dos ma-ke-do-NI-as PO-lis ko-lō-NI-a Ê-men de en TAU-têi têi PO-lei di-a-TRI-bon-tes hê-ME-ras ti-NAS
Exegesis
The relative pronoun hētis {ἥτις | hé-tis} introduces an explanatory clause; within this clause, estin {ἐστίν | es-tín} functions as the copula linking Philippi to prōtē tēs meridos Makedonias polis kolōnia {πρώτη τῆς μερίδος Μακεδονίας πόλις κολωνία | prō-tē tēs me-rí-dos Ma-ke-do-ní-as pó-lis ko-lō-ní-a}, a compound nominal expression that denotes Philippi’s prominence within the Macedonian district and its status as a Roman colony.
In context — Acts 16:12
From there we went to Philippi , a leading city of the district of Macedonia and a colony. We stayed in this city for some days .
About this coordinate
Acts 16:12:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 16:12, so the Greek word ἐστὶν (estin) 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.16.12.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.12.W5.S1) and character.