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
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
ek-ta-RAS-sou-sin
- 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 context — Acts 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.