Acts 16:35:4Acts.16.35.W4TAB
ἀπέστειλαν
apesteilan
“they sent”
- Transliteration
- a-PE-stei-lan
- Extended
- ah-PEH-stay-lahn
- IPA
- /aˈpes.tei.lan/
Meaning by language
- English
- they sent
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-PE-stei-lan
- sentence
hê-ME-ras de ge-no-ME-nês a-PE-stei-lan hoi stra-tê-GOI tous rhab-DOU-khous LE-gon-tes a-PO-ly-son tous an-THRÔ-pous e-KEI-nous
Exegesis
The main verb apesteilan {ἀπέστειλαν | apésteilan} ‘they sent’ precedes its subject hoi strategoi {οἱ στρατηγοὶ | hoi stratēgoi}, keeping the action in the foreground.
In context — Acts 16:35
When day came, the magistrates sent the lictors, saying, “Release those men .”
About this coordinate
Acts 16:35:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 16:35, so the Greek word ἀπέστειλαν (apesteilan) 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.16.35.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.35.W4.S1) and character.