Acts 16:36:19Acts.16.36.W19TAB
ἐξελθόντες
exelthontes
“having gone out”
- Transliteration
- ex-el-THON-tes
- Extended
- ehks-ehl-THON-tehs
- IPA
- /ek.selˈtʰon.tes/
Meaning by language
- English
- having gone out
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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Word in context
- word
ex-el-THON-tes
- sentence
a-PÊNG-gei-len DE ho des-mo-PHY-laks tous LO-gous TOU-tous pros ton PAU-lon HO-ti a-PE-stal-kan hoi stra-tê-GOI HI-na a-po-ly-THÊ-te NYN OUN ex-el-THON-tes po-REU-es-the en ei-RÊ-nê
Exegesis
The participle exelthontes {ἐξελθόντες | exelthóntes} “having gone out” precedes the imperative poreuesthe {πορεύεσθε | poreúesthe} “go,” preserving the Greek participle–imperative sequence.
In context — Acts 16:36
The jailer reported these words to Paul: “The magistrates have sent orders that you be released; so now, go out and go in peace .”
About this coordinate
Acts 16:36:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Acts 16:36, so the Greek word ἐξελθόντες (exelthontes) 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.16.36.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.36.W19.S1) and character.