Acts 16:28:1Acts.16.28.W1TAB
ἐφώνησεν
ephoneesen
“he called out”
- Transliteration
- e-PHO-nee-sen
- Extended
- eh-PHOH-nee-sehn
- IPA
- /eˈpʰɔː.nɛː.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he called out
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-PHO-nee-sen
- sentence
e-PHO-nee-sen de phō-NAY me-GA-lê ho PAU-los LE-gōn mê-DEN PRAX-eis se-au-TÔ ka-KON HA-pan-tes gar ES-men en-THA-de
Exegesis
The verse begins with the aorist verb ephonesen {ἐφώνησεν | e-phṓ-nē-sen} ‘he cried out,’ indicating a sudden, forceful response.
Root and etymology
phōneōphi–omega–nu–epsilon–omega
“to call out, summon”
In context — Acts 16:28
But Paul let out a loud cry, "Do not inflict any bodily injury on yourself, for we are all here."
About this coordinate
Acts 16:28:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 16:28, so the Greek word ἐφώνησεν (ephoneesen) 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.16.28.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.28.W1.S1) and character.