Acts 16:29:4Acts.16.29.W4TAB
εἰσεπήδησεν
eisepêdêsen
“he rushed in”
- Transliteration
- ei-se-PÊ-dê-sen
- Extended
- ei-se-PEH-deh-sehn
- IPA
- /ei.seˈpeː.dɛː.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- he rushed in
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ei-se-PÊ-dê-sen
- 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 accusative plural noun phota {φῶτα | phôta} ‘lights’ serves as the object of eisepedesen {εἰσεπήδησεν | eisepḗdēsen}, an aorist indicative verb ‘he leaped in’, depicting a swift movement into the inner cell.
In context — Acts 16:29
He asked for lights , entered quickly, and trembling , fell down before Paul and Silas.
About this coordinate
Acts 16:29:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 16:29, so the Greek word εἰσεπήδησεν (eisepêdêsen) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.29.W4.S1) and character.