Acts 16:38:1Acts.16.38.W1TAB
ἀπήγγειλαν
apeengeilan
“they reported”
- Transliteration
- a-PEEN-gei-lan
- Extended
- ah-PEEN-gei-lahn
- IPA
- /aˈpɛːŋ.gei.lan/
Meaning by language
- English
- they reported
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| Gamma | gh — guttural | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
a-PEEN-gei-lan
- sentence
a-PEEN-gei-lan de tois stra-tay-GOIS hoi hrab-DOU-khoi ta RHAY-ma-ta TAU-ta e-pho-BAY-thay-san de a-KOU-san-tes HO-ti rhô-mai-OI EI-sin
Exegesis
The verse opens with the aorist verb apēngeilan {ἀπήγγειλαν | apḗngeilan} ‘they reported,’ establishing the primary narrative action.
Root and etymology
angellōalpha–gamma–gamma–epsilon–lambda–lambda–omega
“to announce; report”
In context — Acts 16:38
The lictors reported these words to the magistrates; and they became afraid when they heard that they were Romans .
About this coordinate
Acts 16:38:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 16:38, so the Greek word ἀπήγγειλαν (apeengeilan) 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.16.38.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.38.W1.S1) and character.