Acts 16:38:10Acts.16.38.W10TAB
ἐφοβήθησαν
ephobaythaysan
“they were afraid”
- Transliteration
- e-pho-BAY-thay-san
- Extended
- eh-phoh-BAY-thay-sahn
- IPA
- /e.pʰoˈbɛː.tʰɛː.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- they were afraid
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Phi | ph — as in phone (f) | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Beta | v — as in victory | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Theta | th — as in thin | |
| Eta | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-pho-BAY-thay-san
- 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
In the second clause, the aorist passive ephobēthēsan {ἐφοβήθησαν | ephobḗthēsan} expresses sudden alarm, with the participle akoúsantes {ἀκούσαντες | akoúsantes} indicating the circumstance ‘when they heard.’
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 16:38:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 16:38, so the Greek word ἐφοβήθησαν (ephobaythaysan) 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.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.38.W10.S1) and character.