Acts 16:22:10Acts.16.22.W10TAB
περιρήξαντες
perirêxantes
“having torn off”
- Transliteration
- pe-ri-RÊX-an-tes
- Extended
- peh-ree-RAYKH-ahn-tehs
- IPA
- /pe.riˈrɛːk.san.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- having torn off
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
pe-ri-RÊX-an-tes
- sentence
KAI sy-ne-PE-stê ho O-khlo-s kat au-TŌN KAI hoi stra-tê-GOI pe-ri-RÊX-an-tes au-TŌN ta hi-MA-ti-a e-KE-leu-on rhab-di-ZEIN
Exegesis
The aorist participle perirēxantes {περιρήξαντες | pe-ri-rḗ-xan-tes} “having torn off” indicates an action completed before the main verb. In the formal rendering, this is expressed by the simple past verb “tore off” to enhance clarity while preserving event order.
In context — Acts 16:22
And the crowd rose up together against them, and the magistrates tore off their garments and ordered that they be beaten with rods .
About this coordinate
Acts 16:22:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 16:22, so the Greek word περιρήξαντες (perirêxantes) 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.16.22.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.22.W10.S1) and character.