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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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | 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
E-lou-sen
- 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 context — Acts 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.