Acts 16:33:10Acts.16.33.W10TAB

ἔλουσεν

elousen

he washed

Transliteration
E-lou-sen
Extended
EH-loo-sehn
IPA
/ˈe.luː.sen/

Meaning by language

English
he washed

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Result
ἔ + λου + σεν
e + lou + sen
elousen

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Lambdal — as in law
Omicrono — as in omit (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    E-lou-sen

  2. sentence

    KAI pa-ra-la-BON au-TOUS en e-KEI-nêi têi HÔ-ra tês nyk-TOS E-lou-sen a-PO tôn plê-GÔN KAI e-bap-TI-sthê au-TOS KAI hoi au-TOU PAN-tes pa-ra-KHRÊ-ma

Exegesis

The verb elousen apo tōn plēgōn {ἔλουσεν ἀπὸ τῶν πληγῶν | e-lou-sen a-po tôn plē-gōn} uses a genitive of separation to convey cleansing from wounds. A coordinating kai links this act to the baptism.

In contextActs 16:33

In that same hour of the night, he took them and washed their wounds , and immediately he and all his household were baptized.

About this coordinate

Acts 16:33:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 16:33, so the Greek word ἔλουσεν (elousen) 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.16.33.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.33.W10.S1) and character.