Acts 16:20:10Acts.16.20.W10TAB

ἐκταράσσουσιν

ektarassousin

are disturbing

Transliteration
ek-ta-RAS-sou-sin
Extended
ehk-tah-RAHS-soo-sihn
IPA
/ek.taˈras.su.sin/

Meaning by language

English
are disturbing

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Result
ἐκ + τα + ράσ + σου + σιν
ek + ta + ras + sou + sin
ektarassousin

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Kappak — as in kite
Taut — as in top
Alphaah — as in father
Rhor — rolled r
Alphaah — as in father
Sigmas — as in sit
Sigmas — as in sit
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Iotai — as in machine
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    ek-ta-RAS-sou-sin

  2. sentence

    KAI pro-sa-ga-GON-tes au-TOUS tois stra-tê-GOIS EI-pan HOU-toi hoi AN-thrô-poi ek-ta-RAS-sou-sin hê-MON tên PO-lin i-ou-DAI-oi hy-PAR-khon-tes

Exegesis

The present ektarássousin {ἐκταράσσουσιν | ektarássousin} “are greatly disturbing” conveys ongoing disruption, and the prefix ek- intensifies the upheaval.

Root and etymology

tarássōtau–alpha–rho–alpha–sigma–sigma–omega

to stir up, trouble

In contextActs 16:20

After bringing them to the magistrates, they said, “These men, being Jews , are throwing our city into turmoil.”

About this coordinate

Acts 16:20:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 16:20, so the Greek word ἐκταράσσουσιν (ektarassousin) 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.16.20.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.20.W10.S1) and character.