Acts 16:38:15Acts.16.38.W15TAB
εἰσιν
eisin
“they are”
- Transliteration
- EI-sin
- Extended
- AYE-sin
- IPA
- /ˈei.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- they are
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Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
EI-sin
- 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 content clause introduced by hóti {ὅτι | hóti} and the predicate nominative Rhōmaîoi {Ῥωμαῖοί | Rhōmaîoi} underscores the legal status realized, and the present indicative eîsin {εἰσιν | eîsin} states the fact.
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 16:38:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Acts 16:38, so the Greek word εἰσιν (eisin) 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.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.38.W15.S1) and character.