Acts 16:40:16Acts.16.40.W16TAB

ἐξῆλθαν

eksêlthan

they went out

Transliteration
ek-SÊL-than
Extended
ehk-SÊHL-thahn
IPA
/ekˈsɛːl.tʰan/

Meaning by language

English
they went out

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Result
ἐξ + ῆλ + θαν
ek + sêl + than
eksêlthan

Alphabet Analysis

Epsilone — as in met (short)
Xix — as in axiom (ks)
Etai — as in machine
Lambdal — as in law
Thetath — as in thin
Alphaah — as in father
Nun — as in new

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Word in context

  1. word

    ek-SÊL-than

  2. 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 final verb exēlthan {ἐξῆλθαν | exêlthan} ‘they went out’ concludes the pericope, completing the sequence of departure, hospitality, encouragement, and final exit.

In contextActs 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 16:40:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of Acts 16:40, so the Greek word ἐξῆλθαν (eksêlthan) 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.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.16.40.W16.S1) and character.