Acts 16:29:1Acts.16.29.W1TAB

αἰτήσας

aitêsas

having asked

Transliteration
ai-TÊ-sas
Extended
ai-TEH-sahs
IPA
/aiˈteː.sas/

Meaning by language

English
having asked

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Result
αἰ + τή + σας
ai + tê + sas
aitêsas

Alphabet Analysis

Alphaah — as in father
Iotai — as in machine
Taut — as in top
Etai — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Alphaah — as in father
Sigma (final)s — used only at end of words

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Word in context

  1. word

    ai-TÊ-sas

  2. sentence

    ai-TÊ-sas de PHÔ-ta ei-se-PÊ-dê-sen KAI EN-tro-mos ge-NO-me-nos pro-SE-pe-sen tôi PAU-lô KAI tôi si-LÂ

Exegesis

The verse begins with the aorist participle aitesas {αἰτήσας | aitḗsas} ‘having asked’, establishing a prior action relative to the main verbs.

Root and etymology

aiteōa-i-t-e-o

to ask, request

In contextActs 16:29

He asked for lights , entered quickly, and trembling , fell down before Paul and Silas.

About this coordinate

Acts 16:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 16:29, so the Greek word αἰτήσας (aitêsas) 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.16.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.29.W1.S1) and character.