Acts 16:30:5Acts.16.30.W5TAB
ἔφη
ephê
“he was saying”
- Transliteration
- E-phê
- Extended
- EH-phê
- IPA
- /ˈe.pʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- he was saying
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-phê
- sentence
KAI pro-a-ga-GŌN au-TOUS EK-sô E-phê KY-ree-oi TI me DEI poi-EIN HI-na sô-THÔ
Exegesis
The verse opens with the circumstantial participle proagagon {προαγαγὼν | pro-agagōn}, which precedes the main verb ephē {ἔφη | éphē} and sets the temporal sequence of events: first the jailer leads them outside, then he speaks.
The main clause ephē Kyrioi {ἔφη Κύριοι | éphē Kýrioi} introduces direct speech with a respectful vocative address.
In context — Acts 16:30
After leading them outside , he said, “Sirs, what must I do so that I may be saved ?”
About this coordinate
Acts 16:30:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 16:30, so the Greek word ἔφη (ephê) 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.16.30.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.30.W5.S1) and character.