Acts 16:40:1Acts.16.40.W1TAB
ἐξελθόντες
ekselthontes
“having gone out”
- Transliteration
- ek-sel-THON-tes
- Extended
- ehk-sel-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
ek-sel-THON-tes
- sentence
ek-sel-THON-tes de a-PO tês phy-la-KÊS ei-SÊL-thon pros tên ly-DI-an KAI i-DON-tes pa-re-KA-le-san tous a-del-PHOUS KAI ek-SÊL-than
Exegesis
The narrative opens with the aorist participle exelthontes {ἐξελθόντες | exelthóntes} ‘having gone out’, forming a circumstantial temporal clause with the postpositive conjunction de {δὲ | dè} marking a transition.
In context — Acts 16:40
After they went out from the prison , they entered Lydia’s house; and when they saw the brothers, they encouraged them and departed.
About this coordinate
Acts 16:40:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Acts 16:40, so the Greek word ἐξελθόντες (ekselthontes) 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.16.40.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.40.W1.S1) and character.