Acts 16:17:7Acts.16.17.W7TAB
ἔκραζεν
ekradzen
“was crying out”
- Transliteration
- E-kra-dzen
- Extended
- EH-krah-dzehn
- IPA
- /ˈe.kra.dzen/
Meaning by language
- English
- was crying out
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Zeta | z — as in daze | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
E-kra-dzen
- sentence
HAU-tê ka-ta-ko-lou-THOU-sa tôi PAU-lôi KAI hê-MEEN E-kra-dzen LE-gou-sa HOU-toi hoi AN-thrô-poi DOU-loi tou the-OU tou hy-PSI-stou ei-SEEN HOI-ti-nes ka-taŋ-GE-lou-sin hy-MEEN ho-DON sô-tê-RI-as
Exegesis
The imperfect verb ekrazen {ἔκραζεν | é-kra-zen} emphasizes repeated shouting, with the attendant participle legousa {λέγουσα | lé-gou-sa} introducing her speech.
In context — Acts 16:17
She kept following Paul and us and crying out, “These men are servants of God Most High ; they are proclaiming to you the way of salvation.”
About this coordinate
Acts 16:17:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Acts 16:17, so the Greek word ἔκραζεν (ekradzen) 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.16.17.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.17.W7.S1) and character.