Acts 16:32:2Acts.16.32.W2TAB
ἐλάλησαν
elalêsan
“they spoke”
- Transliteration
- e-LA-lê-san
- Extended
- eh-LA-leh-sahn
- IPA
- /eˈla.le.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they spoke
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-LA-lê-san
- sentence
KAI e-LA-lê-san au-TOI ton LO-gon tou KY-ree-ou syn PA-si tois en têi oi-KEE-a au-TOU
Exegesis
The main verb elalesan {ἐλάλησαν | elálēsan} ‘they spoke’ is aorist active indicative, presenting the proclamation as a completed event.
In context — Acts 16:32
They spoke the word of the Lord to him and to everyone in his house .
About this coordinate
Acts 16:32:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Acts 16:32, so the Greek word ἐλάλησαν (elalêsan) 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.16.32.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.32.W2.S1) and character.