Acts 16:37:4Acts.16.37.W4TAB
ἔφη
ephê
“said”
- Transliteration
- E-phê
- Extended
- EH-phê
- IPA
- /ˈe.pʰɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- said
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Eta | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-phê
- sentence
ho de PAU-los E-phê pros au-TOUS DEI-ran-tes hê-MAS dê-mo-SI-a a-ka-ta-KRI-tous an-THRÔ-pous rhô-ma-I-ous hy-PAR-khon-tas E-ba-lan eis phy-la-KÊN kai NUN LA-thra hê-MAS ek-BAL-lou-sin ou GAR al-LA el-THON-tes au-TOI hê-MAS ek-sa-ga-GE-tô-san
Exegesis
The verse begins with the narrative tag ho de Paulos ephē pros autous {ὁ δὲ Παῦλος ἔφη πρὸς αὐτούς | ho dè Paû-los é-phē pròs au-toús} ‘Paul’s address to the officers,’ where the article ho with the postpositive conjunction de signals a return to speech.
In context — Acts 16:37
But Paul said to them, “They beat us in public without condemnation, even though we are Romans , and they threw us into prison. And now they are casting us out in secret? Not at all. Let them come themselves and lead us out.”
About this coordinate
Acts 16:37:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 16:37, so the Greek word ἔφη (ephê) 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.16.37.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.37.W4.S1) and character.