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
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ai-TÊ-sas
- 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 context — Acts 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.